general information

composition date
1986-1988
revisition date
1990
duration
2h 10 min
editor
Éditions de l'Agité
Dedicatee
à Noëmi Schindler
Commission
État
Libretto (details, author)

livret de Daniel Martin d’après La clef de Junichiro Tanizaki (éditions Gallimard).

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, solo tenor, solo baritone, 2 dancers [ad.lib]

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (also bass clarinet), soprano saxophone (also baritone saxophone), horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, bandoneon, 2 harp, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer)

information about the creation

date
September 23, 1992

Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, festival Musica

interpreters

l'ensemble 2e2m dirigé par Luca Pfaff.


date
January 26, 2000

Orléans, Carré Saint Vincent-Scène nationale d’Orléans

interpreters

Rayanne Dupuis, Anne-Sophie Duprels : sopranos, Jacques Bona : baryton, Jean-Louis Meunier : ténor, orchestre Le Banquet, dirigé par Oliviers Dejours, mise en scène : Gustavo Frigerio, scénographie : Alain Fleischer, costumes  :Claude Masson et Erika Guiomar.


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