general information

composition date
1983-1986
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Libretto (details, author)

livret de Wolfgang Rihm d'après Heiner Müller

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
2 actors, solo baritone, 3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, 12 sopranos, 12 contraltos, 12 tenors, 12 bass voices

7 various extras (also mime [nombre non spécifié]), 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), contrabassoon (also 2 bassoons), 4 horns, 3 trumpets (also bass trumpet), trombone, 6 percussionists, timpani, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
March 30, 1987

Allemagne, Mannheim

interpreters

Kurt Müller : Graf, Hamlet I, Rudolf Kowalski : Hamlet II, Johannes M. Kösters : Hamlet III, Gabriele Schnaut : Ophelia, chœur et orchestre du théâtre national, direction : Peter Schneider, mise en scène : Friedrich Meyer-Oertel.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
temps réel, sons fixés sur support(avec le chœur et les voix, 4 postes de radio avec 4 interprètes)

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