Rolf Wallin (1957)

Elysium (2015)

opera in two acts

electronic work

  • General information
    • Composition date : 2015
    • Duration : 2 h
    • Publisher : Chester Music
    • Commission: Den Norske Opera, Oslo
    • Libretto (details, author) :

      Livret de Mark Ravenhill

Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), Eb clarinet, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, piano, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date : 15 March 2016
    Location :

    Norvège, Oslo, Den Norske Opera


    Performers :

    Lina Johnson, soprano ; Eli Kristin Hanssveen, soprano ; Hege Høisæter, mezzo-soprano ; Nils Harald Sødal, ténor ; Ketil Hugaas, baryton ; David Poutney, mise en scène ; Baldur Brönnimann, direction.