Michael Jarrell (1958)
Galilei (2005)
opera in twelve scenes, for thirteen soloists, choir and orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
2005
- Duration: 1 h 50 mn
- Publisher: Lemoine
- Commission: Grand théâtre de Genève, avec le soutien du Cercle du Grand théâtre, de Pro Helvetia et de la Fondation Suisse pour la culture.
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Libretto (details, author):
d'après La vie de Galilée de Bertolt Brecht.
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Composition date:
2005
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 13 unspecified voices
- mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also 3 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (also bass trombone), tuba, 3 percussionists, timpani, 2 harp, piano (also celesta), electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 7 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
25 January 2006
Location:Suisse, Genève, Grand théâtre
Performers:Pascal Rophé : direction, Nicolas Brieger : mise en scène, Hermann Feuchter : décors, Jorge Jara : costumes, Wolfgang Göbbel : lumières, solistes : Claudio Otelli, Peter Bording, Hanna Schaer, Elzbieta Szmytka, Ulfried Haselsteiner, Peter Kennel, Adrian Thompson, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, chœur du Grand Théâtre, direction : Ching-Lien Wu.