general information

composition date
1991-1993
duration
1h 15 min
editor
Ricordi
Commission
Ensemble ELISION
Libretto (details, author)

Liza Lim et Barrie Kosky d’après Eschyle, Sappho et Tony Harrison (en anglais)

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, cello, solo countertenor, solo tenor, solo baritone

piccolo (also alto flute), oboe (also English horn), clarinet (also bass clarinet), trumpet (also piccolo trumpet), trombone, 2 percussionists, harp, ohter plucked strings [baglama saz], electric guitar, viola (also viola d'amore), cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
May 16, 1993

Australie, Melbourne, Theatreworks

interpreters

Jeannie van de Velde : soprano, Julie Edwardson : mezzo-soprano, Deborah Kayser : mezzo-soprano et violoncelle, Andrew Muscat Clark : contreténor, Tyrone Landau : ténor, Grant Smith : baryton, ensemble ELISION, Treason of Images, direction : Sandro Gorli, mise en scène : Barry Kosky, chorégraphie : Shelley Lasica, décors : Peter Corrigan.


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