Swellfellow the Tyrant (Lambert, Edward)

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Work Title Swellfellow the Tyrant
Alternative. Title Oedipus Tyrannus
Composer Lambert, Edward
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEL 60
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2022
Librettist Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 80 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 8 voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 2 horns, percussion, marimba, accordion, piano, 2 violins
Extra Information The work is a small-scale, choral opera with several roles suitable for non-professional singers. Shelley's play, "translated from the original Doric," is a fantasy satire on the political crises of 1820 which tore apart a deeply divided and unequal country. The death of George III and the return of Caroline as Queen became a rallying call for the reform movement. Bu this was thwarted by a reactionary establishment, even more entrenched following the Peterloo Massacre the previous year which inspired Shelley's famous poem The Masque of Anarchy. In the play, Shelley goes further and advocates the overthrow by the working class of the monarchy and the whole political system. The politics, however, are clothed in fun, wit and topsy-turviness, depicting a conflict between oppressed animals and human overlords. Swellfellow the Tyrant is a free adaptation of Shelley's play; character names and a few details have been changed and updated.