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40'

English

Synopsis

A woman, who is in a relationship with a man, feels a stronger romantic and sexual connection to a chair. The chamber opera explores the phenomenon of object sexuality, inspired by real-life stories like that of Erika Eiffel, who famously married the Eiffel Tower.

Composer

Kate Whitley

Lyricist / Librettist / Playwright

Emma Hogan

Year of composition/publication / premiere

2011

Genre

Opera

LGBTQAI+ category

Queer

Level of centrality

Main character

Characters

The Woman

Voice type

Soprano

Pronouns

she/her

Publisher / Rights holder

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Performance rights

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