Olga Neuwirth (1968)
American Lulu (2006 -2011)
opera in three acts, based on Lulu by Alban Berg
electronic work
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
2006 - 2011
- Publisher: Ricordi, nº Sy. 4126
- Commission: Komische Oper Berlin, en collaboration avec The Opera Group, Londres
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Libretto (details, author):
Olga Neuwirth et Helga Utz, adapation des textes des actes I et II, Richard Stokes et Catherine Kerkhoff-Saxon, traduction ; Olga Neuwirth, texte de l'acte III, Catherine Kerkhoff-Saxon, traduction.
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Composition date:
2006 - 2011
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano [Lulu] , other type of female solo voice [Eleanor, chanteuse de blues] , baritone [Dr. Bloom, baryton héroïque] , tenor [Jimmy/jeune homme, jeune ténor héroïque] , tenor [peintre, ténor lyrique] , solo bass voice [Clarence] , solo bass voice [Athlete, basse bouffe héroïque] , narrator [professeur/banquier] , narrator [commissaire]
- flute (also piccolo), clarinet (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (also tenor/bass trombone, bass trombone), tuba, 2 percussionists, other percussion [percussions jazz] , electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, electric guitar, 2 violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
30 September 2012
Location:Allemagne, Berlin, Komische Oper.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: échantillonneur - sampler
Observations
Adaption et ré-orchestration de l'acte I et II de Lulu de Berg par Olga Neuwirth.