The Death of Klinghoffer

operas The Death of Klinghoffer is an opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams to an English libretto by the poet Alice Goodman . It was first performed at the Théatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels , Belgium , in 1991 . The opera tells the true story of the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the resulting murder of Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer . It was the center of a great controversy when it was performed in the United States in late 1991 and early 1992. A British Channel 4 television version, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adams, was directed by Penny Woolcock in 2003. There was also a performance by Scottish Opera at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival .

operas The Death of Klinghoffer is an American opera , with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman . First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the hijackers' murder of wheelchair-bound 69-year-old Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer . The concept of the opera originated with theatre director Peter Sellars , who was a major collaborator, as was choreographer Mark Morris . It was commissioned by five American and European opera companies, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music . The opera has drawn controversy, including allegations by some (including Klinghoffer's two daughters) that the opera is antisemitic and glorifies terrorism. The work's creators and others have disputed these criticisms. Opera , 54(5) , 543–548 (May 2003) Cooper, Michael.

The Death of Klinghoffer is an American opera , with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman . First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the hijackers' murder of a 69-year-old Jewish-American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer , who was wheelchair-bound. The concept of the opera originated with theatre director Peter Sellars , who was a major collaborator, as was choreographer Mark Morris . It was commissioned by five American and European opera companies, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music . The opera has generated controversy, including allegations by Klinghoffer's two daughters and others that the opera is antisemitic and glorifies terrorism . The work's creators and others have disputed these criticisms. Opera , 54(5) , 543–548 (May 2003) Cooper, Michael.

Opera by John Adams The Death of Klinghoffer is an American opera , with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman . First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the hijackers' murder of a 69-year-old Jewish-American wheelchair-using passenger, Leon Klinghoffer . The concept of the opera originated with theatre director Peter Sellars , who was a major collaborator, as was choreographer Mark Morris . It was commissioned by five American and European opera companies, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music . The opera has generated controversy, including allegations by Klinghoffer's two daughters and others that the opera is antisemitic and glorifies terrorism . The work's creators and others have disputed these criticisms.