| Composer: |
Michael Tippett |
| Music title: |
The Knot Garden (1970) |
| Librettist: |
Michael Tippett |
| Work definition: |
Opera in three acts |
| Language: |
English |
| Notes: |
There is a second version of this opera with reduced instrumentation by Meirion Bowen, completed in association with Tippett. This reduced-orchestral version was first performed in 1983 by Opera Factory with the London Sinfonietta, at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
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| World premiere: |
2 December 1970, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| ROH premiere: |
2 December 1970, The Royal Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
2 December 1970, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |