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Saints in the Limelight: 
Representations of the Religious Quest
on the Post-1945 Operatic Stage


Saints and people on a religious quest represented in operas,
as discussed in this book
:
- Gautama Siddharta (ca 562-482 BCE) by Per Nørgård (Denmark) in Siddharta, 1979 - Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) by Olivier Messiaen (France) in Saint François d’Assise, 1983
- Paul the Apostle († ca. 64) by Nikolai Karetnikov (Russia) in The Mystery of the Apostle Paul, 1986 - Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) by Heinz Kratochwil (Austria) in Franziskus, 1987
- John of Patmos (1st c. AD) by R. Murray Schafer (Canada) in Apocalypsis: John’s Vision, 1977 - Birgitta of Sweden (1302/3-1373) by Daniel Börtz (Sweden) in Den heliga Birgittas död ..., 1973
- John of Patmos (1st c. AD) by Wolfgang von Schweinitz (Germany) in Patmos, 1989 - Joan of Arc (1412?-1431) by Henri Tomasi in Triomphe de Jeanne, 1955
- Laurentius († 258) by Herman Rechberger (Austria/Finland) in Laurentius, 1995 - Joan of Arc (1412?-1431) by Norman Dello Joio (U.S.A.) in The Triumph of Saint Joan , 1959
- Sebastian († ca 300) by Philippe Capdenat (France) in Sébastien en martyr, 1986 - Joan of Arc (1412?-1431) by Giselher Klebe (Germany) in Das Mädchen von Domrémy, 1974-1976
- Agnes († 304?) by Marius Constant (Romania/France) in Le jeu de Sainte Agnès, 1974 - Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Kari Tikka in Luther, 2000
- Mary of Egypt († 522?) by John Tavener (England) in Mary of Egypt, 1991 - Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi.(1566-1607) by Salvatore Sciarrino (Italy) in Infinito nero, 1997-1998
- Brendan (483/4-577) by John Paynter (England) in The Voyage of St. Brendan, 1984 - Miguel Mañara (1627?-1679) by Henri Tomasi in Miguel Mañara, 1949
- Columba [Columcille] (521?-597) by Kenneth Leighton (England/Scotland) in Columba, 1978 - Marie de l’Incarnation (1599-1672) by István Anhalt (Hungary/Canada) in La Tourangelle, 1975
- Hilda of Whitby (614-680) by Robert Starer (Austria/USA) in The Other Voice, 1999 - Blanche de la Force († 1794, fictional Carmelite martyr) by Francis Poulenc (France) in Dialogues des Carmélites, 1956
- Magnus of Orkney († 1116 or 1117) by Peter Maxwell Davies (England) in The Martyrdom of St Magnus, 1976 - Paavo Ruotsalainen (1777-1852) by Joonas Kokkonen (Finland) in The Last Temptations, 1975
- Thomas Becket (1118-1170) by Ildebrando Pizzetti (Italy) in Assassinio nella cattedrale, 1957 - Thérèse de Lisieux (1873-1897) by John Tavener in Thérèse, 1976
- Thomas Becket (1118-1170) by Nils Holger Petersen (Denmark) in Vigilie for Thomas Becket, 1989 - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) by Philip Glass (U.S.A.) in Satyagraha, 1980
- King Erik of Sweden († 1160) by Arne Mellnäs (Sweden) in Erik den helige, 1975 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) by Ann Gebuhr (U.S.A.) in Bonhoeffer, 2000
- Bishop Thomas of Finland († 1248) by Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland) in Thomas, 1985 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) by Olli Kortekangas (Finland) in Marian rakkaus, 2000
- Hadewijch (13th c.) in Louis Andriessen (The Netherlands) in Hadewijch (Part II of De Materie), 1988 - Manolios (fictional 20th-century saint, after Nikos Kazantzakis) by Bohuslav Martinu (Czechia/U.S.A) in The Greek Passion, 1959
- Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) by Henri Tomasi (France) in François d’Assise, ‘Il Poverello’, 1957 - Manolios (fictional 20th-century saint, after Nikos Kazantzakis) by Sándor Szokolay (Hungary) in Ecce homo, 1987
  Annina (fictional 20th-century in Manhattan) by Gian Carlo Menotti in The Saint of Bleecker Street, 1954