general information

composition date
2005-2006
revisition date
2009
duration
1h 40 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Commission
De Nederlandse Opera, Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst
Libretto (details, author)

livret de Michel van der Aa d'après le film de Hirokazu Kore-Eda.

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
2 sopranos [Sarah et Chief], mezzo-soprano [Ilana], contralto [Bryna], 2 baritones [Mr Walter et Aiden]

oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, tuba, positive organ [ou clavecin], 4 violins, 4 second violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos

information about the creation

date
June 2, 2006

Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

interpreters

l'Opéra national des Pays-Bas, l'Asko Ensemble, direction : Otto Tausk, mise en scène : Michel van der Aa.


date
September 28, 2009

Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Muziektheater

interpreters

l'Opéra national des Pays-Bas, l'Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble, direction : Otto Tausk, mise en scène : Michel van der Aa.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
dispositif multimédia (vidéo, lumière)(2 projections vidéo, bande son, 4 canaux)

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