The Death of Klinghoffer

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general information

composition date: 1990-1991
duration: 2h 20 min
editor: Boosey & Hawkes
Commission: l'Opera de Los Angeles
Libretto (details, author): Alice Goodman

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: solo soprano, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, solo contralto, solo tenor, 3 solo baritones, solo bass voice, male dancer [nombre non spécifié]

2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussionist, 8 violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date: March 19, 1991
: Belgique, Bruxelles, Théâtre de la Monnaie
interpreters: Kent Nagano, mis en scène : Peter Sellars, chorégraphie : Mark Morris. The Captain : James Maddalena ; The First Officer "Rambo" : Thomas Hammons ; Swiss Grandmother, Austrian Woman, British Dancing Girl : Janice Felty ; Molqi : Thomas Young ; Mamoud : Eugene Perry ; Leon Klinghoffer : Sanford Sylvan ; Omar : Stephanie Friedman ; Marilyn Klinghoffer : Sheila Nader.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device: autre dispositif électronique(voir informations complémentaires)

observations

Voir les informations techniques sur le site du compositeur (lien vérifié en mai 2012).

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