"Adapted from War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy." "Drama / 5m, 5f / interior set"--Back cover. "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 was commissioned, developed and first produced by Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director ; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) in New York City. Opening Night was October 16, 2012"--Page 4.
Summary:
"An electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation."--Page 4 of cover.
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