The Piano Tuner
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The Piano Tuner is a historical novel by
The Piano Tuner was the basis for a 2004 opera of the same name (composed by Nigel Osborne to a libretto by Amanda Holden) and is also due to be released as a film directed by Charlie Stratton. The film is to be produced by Mulberry Films LLC, Latitude Media & BCDF.
Synopsis
The novel is set in 1886, in the jungles of
Reception
The book has been thematically compared with Conrad's Heart of Darkness.[1][2] Andrea Barrett, in The New York Times, called the book "thoroughly engaging" and said that the character of Drake was its greatest achievement, though both she, as well as Hermoine Lee in The Guardian, said that the historical digressions in the book were "clumsy" or "sat stiffly".[1][2]
Adaptations
The novel was adapted into an opera by Nigel Osborne, to a libretto by Amanda Holden, which premiered at the Linbury Studio of the Royal Opera House in 2004.[3]
References
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2012
- ^ a b Lee, Hermoine (17 January 2003). "The Lost Chord". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Piano Tuner, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London". The Independent. 14 October 2004. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 21 December 2018.