general information

composition date
2000-2001
duration
1h 20 min
editor
Durand
Commission
Opéra Bastille
Libretto (details, author)

Bernard Pautrat et André Engel d'après Le Procès de Franz Kafka

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, 5 solo tenors, 4 solo baritones, solo bass voice

3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets (also flugerlhorn), 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, 4 timpani, 2 harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), celesta, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
March 7, 2001

Paris, Opéra National de Paris

interpreters

Andreas Scheibner : K, Susan Anthony : Leni/La femme de l'huissier, Eva Jenis : Mademoiselle Bürstner, Nora Gubisch : une femme, Nicolas Cavallier : le directeur adjoint/l'avocat, Gregory Reinhart : le juge d'instruction, Kenneth Riegel : Totorelli, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke : Block/l'huisser, Robert Wörle : Franz/l'oncle, Ian Thompson : Willem/un homme, et : Wilfried Gahmilch, Youri Kissin, Nigel Smith, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, direction : Dennis Russell Davies, André Engel : mise en scène, Nicky Rieti : décors, André Diot : lumières.

Information on the electronics

Studio information
Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale)
Serge Lemouton
Electronic device
temps réel

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