Wintermärchen

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general information

composition date: 1997-1999
duration: 2h 10 min
editor: Ricordi
Dedicatee: à Bernard et Annick Foccroulle et à Harry Halbreich
Opus: WD5
Libretto (details, author): Luc Bondy et Marie-Louise Bischofberger, d’après The Winter’s Tale de William Shakespeare.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist: solo soprano [Hermione], solo mezzo-soprano, 2 solo tenors [Polixenes ; Green/Die Zeit], 2 solo baritones [Leontes ; Antigonus], solo bass voice [Camillo/Stimme des Orakels], other type of male solo voice [chanteur rock], unspecified solo child voice [Mamilius], mime, 2 solo sopranos, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, solo contralto, 2 solo tenors, 3 solo baritones

2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 percussionists, harp, piano (also celesta), accordion

information about the creation

date: December 10, 1999
: Bruxelles, théâtre de la Monnaie
interpreters: Antonio Pappano : direction musicale, Luc Bondy : mise en scène, Erich Wonder : costumes, Lucinda Childs : chorégraphie, Dale Duesing : Léonte, Susan Chilcott : Hermione, Anthony Rokfe Johnson : Polixène, Franz-josef Selig : Camillo/voix de l'oracle, Cornelia Kallisch : Paulina, Heinz Zednik : Greene/le temps, Juha Kotilainen : Antigonus, Johanne Saunier : Perdita, Kris Dane : Florizel, Arthur Debski : Mamillius, orchestre symphonique et chœurs de la Monnaie.

observations

Enregistrements : DG 469 559-2 ; vidéo « Un conte d'hiver : un documentaire inspiré de l'opéra Wintermärchen », documentaire de Pierre Barré, 1999.

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