Thomas Adès (1971)

The Tempest (2003 -2004)

opera in three acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date : 2003 - 2004
    • Video, installation (detail, author) : Tom Cairns et Moritz Junge, décors ; Moritz Junge, costumes ; Tom Cairns, mise en scène
    • Duration : 2 h 2 mn
    • Publisher : Faber Music, Londres
    • Opus : 22
    • Commission: Royal Opera House
    • Libretto (details, author) :

      Meredith Oakes (en anglais), d'après The Tempest de Shakespeare

Detailed formation
  • soloists : solo soprano [Ariel] , solo mezzo-soprano [Miranda] , solo countertenor [Trinculo] , 4 solo tenors [Caliban, Ferdinand, le Roi de Naples, Antonio] , 2 solo baritones [1. Prospero (baryton aigü) ; 2. Sebastian] , 2 solo bass-baritones [Stefano ; Gonzalo]
  • mixed choir
  • 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets, A clarinet (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (also 1 bass trombone), tuba, 2 percussionists [ou 3] , timpani, harp [acte III seulement] , piano [droit] , strings

Premiere information

  • Date : 10 February 2004
    Location :

    Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Opéra House, Covent Garden


    Performers :

    Simon Keenlyside, Prospero ; Christine Rice, Miranda ; Toby Spence, Ferdinand ; Ian Bostridge, Caliban ; Cyndia Sieden, Ariel ; Philip Langridge, Le Roi de Naples ; John Daszak, Antonio ; Christopher Maltman, Sebastian ; Lawrence Zazzo, Trinculo ; Stephen Richardson, Stefano ; Gwynne Howell, Gonzalo ; Orchestre du Royal Opera House, direction : Thomas Adès et Tom Cairns.