general information

composition date

2001-2002

duration

1h 50 min

editor

Schott

Commission

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Libretto (details, author)

Françoise Morvan avec la collaboration de Peter Eötvös et André Marcowicz d'après Le Balcon de Jean Genet

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo soprano [Carmen], actor [Un Révolté, Un photographe, L´Esclave ], 2 solo bass voices [L'Eveque ; Le Bourreau, Artur ], solo bass-baritone [Le Chef de la Police], 3 solo baritones [Roger ; Le Général ; L'Envoyé de la Cour], solo tenor [Le Juge], solo contralto [Irma, La Reine], solo mezzo-soprano [La Femme, La Voleuse, La Fille, Chantal], contrabass clarinet, violin [à pavillon], trumpet, horn

flute (also piccolo, alto flute), oboe (also English horn), A clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, soprano saxophone (also alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 2 percussionists, harp, violin, viola, cello, electric organ [Hammond], double bass

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