La Melancholia

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general information

composition date: 1991
duration: 32 min
editor: Salabert
Commission: Théâtre du Châtelet et Théâtre royal de la Monnaie
Libretto (details, author): Textes de Galien, Trithème, Hildegarde, Lionardi Dati, Plotin, Everhard von Wampen, Shakespeare, Homère, Saint Ambroise, Michèle Scott, Chaucer, Hésiode ainsi que d'anonymes

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s), choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo countertenor, solo tenor, narrator, 3 sopranos, 3 contraltos, 3 tenors, 3 bass voices, horn, trumpet, trombone

other type of speaking voice [enregistrées sur cd], 3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 12 violins, 10 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]

information about the creation

date: March 17, 1992
: France, Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet
interpreters: Catherine Estourelle : soprano, Cécile Eloir : mezzo-soprano, Timothy Greacen : contre-ténor, Axel Mendrok : ténor, Ramona Nadaff : récitante, Louis Dusapin, Gilles Grand, Ramona Nadaff : voix enregistrées, BBC Singers, Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie, direction : Luca Pfaff.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device: sons fixés sur support(voix enregistrées, sur cd)

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