Query: Novels that are satirical books adapted into operas
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Elmer Gantry
The Master and Margarita
Don Quixote
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Evidence from documents: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Novels that are satirical books: The novel has been classified among many genres, including gothic novel, psychological mystery, metafiction, satire and the study of totalitarian thought; it can also be thought of as an early example of modern crime fiction in which the story is told, for the most part, from the point of view of its criminal anti-hero.
adapted into operas: *Thomas Wilson's, opera, ''Confessions of a Justified Sinner'' (1972–75), commissioned by Scottish Opera, is based on the novel.
Elmer Gantry: Novels that are satirical books: a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis in 1926 t
adapted into operas: In November 2007, an opera, also titled ''Elmer Gantry'', by Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein, premiered in the James K. Polk Theater in Nashville.
The Bonfire of the Vanities: Novels that are satirical books: '''''The Bonfire of the Vanities''''' is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe.
adapted into operas: An opera adaptation, with music by Stefania de Kenessey and libretto and direction by Michael Bergmann, premiered in New York on October 9, 2015.