general information

composition date
2004-2007
duration
2h
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

David Henry Hwang et Unsuk Chin, d'après Alice in Wonderland et Through the Looking Glass de Lewis Carroll.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, solo countertenor, 2 solo tenors, 2 solo bass voices

3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), bass clarinet [sur la scène], 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, harp, accordion, mandolin, piano (also celesta, harpsichord), electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [sampler], 10 violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
June 30, 2007

Allemagne, Munich, Bayerische Staatsoper

interpreters

Achim Freyer : mise en scène, Bayerische Staatsoper, direction : Kent Nagano, Sally Matthews : Alice, Piia Komsi : Cat, Dietrich Henschel : Mad Hatter, Andrew Watts : White Rabbit/March Hare, Dame Gwyneth Jones : Queen.

observations

DVD : Sally Matthews, Piia Komsi, Dietrich Henschel, Andrew Watts, Gwyneth Jones Achim Freyer : mise en scène, Ellen Fellmann : direction vidéo, Bayerisches Staatsoper et Staatsorchester, direction : Kent Nagano, Unitel A05016472.


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