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''[[Triptych: Women at War]]'' is a trio of three short operatic works.

==The original text==

Triptych brings together three distinct works, where each piece, or ‘panel,’ engages in a thought-provoking dialogue with the others. This trio of works is bound by the evocative theme of women. The pieces are ''King Harald’s Saga'' by Judith Weir, ''A Letter from Sullivan Ballou'' by John Kander and ''Erwartung'' by Arnold Schoenberg and Marie Pappenheim.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2025: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] at the [[Wave Theatre]] as part of [[Cape Town Opera Shorts: a Festival of Short Operas!]]. Directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] and [[Marcel Meyer]], with production design by [[Allegra Bernacchioni]], video design by [[Kirsti Cumming]], lighting design by [[Luke Ellenbogen]]. Performed by [[Alida Scheepers]], [[Nonhlanhla Yende]] and [[Clara Hugo]].

== Sources ==

https://capetownopera.co.za/shorts-opera-festival/

https://humanities.uct.ac.za/college-music/events/shorts-festival-pocket-operas
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