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general information

composition date: 1995-1996
duration: 1h 30 min
editor: Durand
Dedicatee: à Laurent Bayle
Commission: Théâtre du Châtelet et Ircam-Centre Pompidou, avec le soutien de la Fondation Beaumarchais, de M. Paul Sacher et de l'Orchestre de Paris
Libretto (details, author): Michel Deutsch

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: solo soprano, 3 solo mezzo-sopranos, solo tenor, 2 solo baritones, solo bass-baritone, solo bass voice, female narrator

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 4 oboes (also English horn), 4 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, mandolin, 2 harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), 12 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date: March 10, 1997
: Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
interpreters: Pierre Strosser : mise en scène et décors, orchestre de Paris, direction : David Robertson, Donald Maxwell : Rudy Linke, Jean-Philippe Courtis : Wim Kosowitch, Hedwig Fassbender : Anja, Rie Hamada : Maria, Ian Thompson : Dr Wittkop, Jean-Marc Salzmann : Homme au transistor, Marie-Thérèse Keller : Hôtesse de l'air, Menai Davies : La Femme, Paul Gay : Le Passager, Magdalena Wiedenhofer : la Petite Fille, Patrice Cauchetier : costumes, Joël Hourbeigt : lumières, Kuno Schlegelmilch : perruques, maquillages et effets spéciaux.

Information on the electronics

Studio information: réalisée à l'Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale): Leslie Stuck

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