general information

composition date
2009-2010
duration
2h 30 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Commission
Salzburger Festspiele, Opéra Unter den Linden, Berlin, Nederlandse Opera
Libretto (details, author)

Wolfgang Rihm, d'après Friedrich Nietzsche, Dionysos-Dithyramben

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo bass-baritone [Dionysos], solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor

2 flutes (also piccolo), 5 percussionists, 2 A clarinets, 4 horns, 2 oboes (also English horn), timpani, celesta, piano, bass clarinet, contrabassoon (also 2 bassoons), 2 trumpets [en ut], 3 trombones, bass tuba, 2 harp

information about the creation

date
July 27, 2010

Autriche, Salzburg, Haus für Mozart

interpreters

Johannes Martin Kränzle : Dionysos, Mojca Erdmann/Elin Rombo : soprano, Matthias Klink : ténor, Virpi Räisänen : mezzo-soprano, Orchestre symphonique de Berlin, direction : Ingo Metzmacher, mise en scène : Pierre Audi.

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