Proulx, Annie: *1935

Opera - Brokeback Mountain, 2013

  • Opera by American composer Charles Wuorinen, libretto by Annie Proulx. It premiered January 28, 2014 at the Teatro Real of Madrid
  • Complete Opera: Teatro Real de Madrid
  • Information from Charles Wuorinen.
  • Review: "Wuorinen's rather dry, often etiolated music, sometimes recalling late Schoenberg, sometimes serial Stravinsky, rarely transcends the text enough to enhance the drama rather than just adding rather terse punctuation and commentary to it". The Guardian; January 29, 2014
  • As 'Brokeback Mountain' becomes an opera, the author of the inspirational gay love story prepares to move on. January 09, 2014
  • Audio (7:46)
    Cowboys In Love: 'Brokeback Mountain' Saddles Up For Opera. NPR Radio; January 30, 2014
    Transcript
  • Charles Wuorinen on Brokeback Mountain
  • Annie Proulx and the cast talk about the production
  • Gerard Mortier, artistic director, about Brokeback Mountain: the opera