Julie (opera)
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| Opera by Philippe Boesmans | |
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| Language | German |
| Based on | August Strindberg's Miss Julie |
| Premiere | 2005 La Monnaie, Brussels |
Julie is a one-act chamber opera written by the Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans, who was composer-in-residence of the Brussels opera house, La Monnaie. It is based on August Strindberg's 1888 play, Miss Julie, with a libretto by Luc Bondy and Marie Louise-Bischofberger written in German.
It received its premiere production in March 2005 at La Monnaie and was subsequently seen in Vienna and as part of the July 2005 Festival d‘Aix-en-Provence. A live performance was recorded at Aix-en-Provence and released on DVD.