Toshio Hosokawa (1955)

Futari Shizuka (2017)

one act opera


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2017
    • Duration: 45 mn
    • Publisher: Schott
    • Commission: Ensemble Intercontemporain
    • Libretto (details, author):

      texte original de Oriza Hirata, inspiré de la pièce de théâtre Nô Futari Shizuka.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, unspecified voice (also male dancer)
  • flute (also piccolo, bass flute), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano (also celesta), 3 percussionists, harp, 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

Premiere information

  • Date: 1 December 2017
    Location:

    France, Paris, Philharmonie


    Performers:

    Kerstin Avemo, soprano ; Ryoko Aoki, chanteur et danseur Nô ; Matthias Pintscher, direction ; Ensemble intercontemporain.