Transit of Venus (opera)

Transit of Venus (opera)

"Transit of Venus" is an opera in three acts by Victor Davies. The English libretto is by Canadian playwright Maureen Hunter based on her play of the same name first produced at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in November 1992.

Performance history

The world premiere of the opera was presented by Manitoba Opera on November 24, 2007.

References

* [http://www.manitobaopera.mb.ca/news/press/2006_10_26.htm Manitoba Opera press release about the production, accessed 5 September 2008]


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