Monodrama

A monodrama is a theatrical or dramatic piece played by a single actor or performer, usually portraying one character.

forty-minute, one-act opera for soprano and orchestra composed by Francis Poulenc in 1958, based on the play of the same name by Jean Cocteau

play by Anton Chekhov

musical by Jonathan Larson

'''''''' (Expectation''), Op. 17, is a one-act monodrama in four scenes by Arnold Schoenberg to a libretto by . Composed in 1909, it was not premiered until 6 June 1924 in Prague conducted by Alexander Zemlinsky with Marie Gutheil-Schoder as the soprano. The opera takes the unusual form of a monologue for solo soprano accompanied by a large orchestra. In performance, it lasts for about half an hour. It is sometimes paired with Béla Bartók's opera ''Bluebeard's Castle (1911), as the two works were roughly contemporary and share similar psychological themes. Schoenberg described Erwartung'', say

1762 influential dramatic work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

opera by Kaija Saariaho

opera by Arnold Schoenberg

operatic intermezzo in 1 act by Domenico Cimarosa

monodrama by Peter Maxwell Davies