general information

composition date
2008-2009
duration
2h 25 min
editor
Henry Litoff's Verlag
Libretto (details, author)

Luc Bondy et Marie-Louise Bischofberger d’après la pièce du même nom (1938) de Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969).

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
speaking voice, solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto, 4 solo tenors, 3 solo baritones, solo bass voice, mime

2 flutes (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also E-flat clarinet), bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, bass trombone, bass tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, piano (also celesta), 6 violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses

information about the creation

date
January 24, 2009

Paris, Opéra national de Paris, palais Garnier

interpreters

Luc Bondy : mise en scène, Richard Peduzzi : décors, Milena Canonero : costumes, coiffures et maquillages, Dominique Bruguière : lumières, avec Dörte Lyssewski : Yvonne, Paul Gay : le Roi Ignace, Mireille Delunsch : la Reine Marguerite, Yann Beuron : le Prince Philippe, Victor Von Halem : le Chambellan, Hannah Esther Minutillo : Isabelle, Jason Bridges : Cyrille, Jean-Luc Ballestra : Cyprien, Guillaume Antoine : Innocent, Marc Cossu-Léonian : Valentin, Laurent David : le mendiant, Lucile Richardot et David Lefort : les tantes, Les Jeunes Solistes, chef de chœur : Rachid Safir, Klangforum Wien, direction : Sylvain Cambreling.  


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