José María Sánchez-Verdú (1968)
Silence (2005)
chamber opera for voice, choir and chamber orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
2005
- Duration: 12 mn
- Commission: Staatsoper Berlin
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Libretto (details, author):
Livret de Jonathan Safran Foer.
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Composition date:
2005
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 male voice, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: baritone
- unspecified choir, flute (also piccolo), clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 percussionists, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
14 September 2005
Location:Allemagne, Berlin, Staatsoper
Performers:Assaf Levitin : baryton, Authority, Ksenija Lukić, Anna Prohaska : sopranos, Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, Regine Jakobi : mezzo-sopranos, Sabine Neumann, Heike Wessels : contraltos, Tim Severloh : contre-ténor, Norivuki Sawabu : ténor, Meik Schwalm, Nicholas Isherwood : baryton-basses, les membres de la Staatskapelle Berlin et de l'Orchesterakademie de la Staatskapelle Berlin, direction : Max Renne, mise en scène : Juan Domínguez, figurines : Janina Audick.
Observations
Œuvre intégrée au projet Seven Attempted Escapes from Silence.