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Taverner (opera)
''Taverner'' is an opera with music and libretto by Peter Maxwell Davies. It is based on the life of the 16th-century English composer John Taverner, but in what Davies himself acknowledged was a non-realistic treatment.〔Davies, Peter Maxwell, "''Taverner'': Synopsis and Documentation" (1972). ''Tempo'' (New Ser.), 101: pp. 4-11.〕 The gestation for the opera dated as far back as 1956 during Davies's years in Manchester, and continued when he went to Princeton University in 1962. Davies produced several instrumental works related to the opera during this gestation period, including the ''Points and Dances from 'Taverner and the ''Second Fantasia on John Taverner's "In Nomine"''.〔Swan, Peter, "Recordings: Peter Maxwell Davies" (June 1973). ''Tempo'' (New Ser.), 105: pp. 32-37.〕 Davies had completed the opera in 1968, but lost parts of the score in a fire at his Dorset cottage in 1969, which necessitated recomposition.〔Walsh, Stephen, Interview with Peter Maxwell Davies on ''Taverner'' (July 1972). ''The Musical Times, Vol. 113, No. 1553. (Jul., 1972), pp. 653-655.〕
Davies uses Taverner's ''In Nomine'' as a musical motif in the composition. Stephen Arnold has written a detailed analysis of the music of the opera and of Davies's use of parody.〔Arnold, Stephen, "The Music of ''Taverner''" (1972). ''Tempo'' (New Ser.), 101: pp. 20-39.〕 The American composer John Harbison has published an analysis of the opera (working from the vocal score), contemporary with its first performances.〔Harbison, John, "Colloquy and Review: Peter Maxwell Davies' ''Taverner''" (Autumn-Winter, 1972). ''Perspectives of New Music'', 11 (1): pp. 233-240.〕 Gabriel Josipovici has commented on the historical events that inspired the opera and on the libretto itself.〔Josipovici, Gabriel, "''Taverner'': Thoughts on the Libretto" (1972). ''Tempo'' (New Ser.), 101: pp. 12-19.〕
The opera was first performed at Covent Garden, London on 12 July 1972, with Edward Downes conducting, Michael Geliot as director and Ralph Koltai as designer.
==Performance history==
The US premiere was in March 1986 at the Opera Company of Boston, under the direction of Sarah Caldwell.〔Schott, Howard, "Reports" (July 1986). ''The Musical Times'', 127 (1720): pp. 400-402.〕
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