Philippe Fénelon (1952)
Élégies (1995 -1996)
scenic work after Eighteen Madrigals, for six voices, theorbo and violin, viola, cello
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1995 - 1996
- Duration: 1 h 15 mn
- Publisher: Durand, Paris
- Opus: 69c
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Libretto (details, author):
poèmes en allemand extraits de Duineser Elegien de Rainer Maria Rilke
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Composition date:
1995 - 1996
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- cello, ensemble of vocal soloists(2 solo soprano, solo countertenor [], 2 solo tenor, solo bass voice []), theorbo, violin, viola
Premiere information
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Date:
30 March 2000
Location:France, Nancy, Opéra national de Lorraine
Performers:Julie Hassler et Béatrice Mayo-Felip : sopranos, Michel Géraud : contre-ténor, Michael Bennett et Éric Raffard : ténors, Jean-Christophe Jacques : basse, André Pons-Valdès : violon, Gilles Deliège : alto, Elena Andreyev : violoncelle, Caroline Delume : théorbe, Henri Farge : direction, Carmelo Agnello : mise en scène, Christian Cheyrézy : décors, René Zamudio : costumes, Mandfred Voss : lumières.