general information

composition date

2006-2011

editor

Ricordi

Commission

Komische Oper Berlin, en collaboration avec The Opera Group, Londres

Libretto (details, author)

Olga Neuwirth et Helga Utz, adapation des textes des actes I et II, Richard Stokes et Catherine Kerkhoff-Saxon, traduction ; Olga Neuwirth, texte de l'acte III, Catherine Kerkhoff-Saxon, traduction.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

soprano [Lulu], other type of female solo voice [Eleanor, chanteuse de blues], baritone [Dr. Bloom, baryton héroïque], tenor [Jimmy/jeune homme, jeune ténor héroïque], tenor [peintre, ténor lyrique], solo bass voice [Clarence], solo bass voice [Athlete, basse bouffe héroïque], narrator [professeur/banquier], narrator [commissaire]

flute (also piccolo), clarinet (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (also tenor/bass trombone, bass trombone), tuba, 2 percussionists, other percussion [percussions jazz], electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, electric guitar, 2 violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Electronic device

échantillonneur - sampler

observations

similar works

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