Gawain

Opera: Work details

Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
Librettist: David Harsent
Work definition: Opera in two acts
After: After the anonymous Middle English poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'
Language: English
World premiere: 30 May 1991, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
ROH premiere: 30 May 1991, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 30 May 1991, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
Gawain (1991) The Royal Opera (10 performances online)