by Brian Friel (Author)
This enthralling play considers the relationship between the private life and public work of the composer Leos Janacek, the passion he felt for a married woman nearly forty years his junior, and his final surge of creative energy. Performances premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in 2003.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 03 Mar 2005
ISBN 10: 0571227937
ISBN 13: 9780571227938
Book Overview: Performances, by Brian Friel, explores the relationship the the private life and public work of the composer Leos Janacek, and his final surge of creative energy.