Toshio Hosokawa (1955)

Erdbeben. Träume. (2017 -2018)

one act opera


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2017 - 2018
    • Duration: 1 h 30 mn
    • Publisher: Schott
    • Commission: Staatstheater Stuttgart
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Marcel Beyer, inspiré de Das Erdbeben von Chili de Heinrich von Kleist.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones
  • 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos, bass flute, alto flute), 2 oboes (also 2 English horns), 2 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 2 bassoons (also 2 contrabassoons), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, celesta, 4 percussionists, harp, strings

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