Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)

Don Quijote (1996 -1999)

one-act opera, original version

electronic work
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1996 - 1999
    • Video, installation (detail, author): Herbert Wernicke, metteur en scène
    • Duration: 1 h 55 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition
    • Commission: Caja Duero
    • Dedication: à Sebastian Battaner, avec mon amitié et ma gratitude
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Miguel de Cervantes

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 3 narrators, 3 trumpets [sur scène] , 3 trombones [sur scène]
  • mixed choir [SATB] , ensemble of vocal soloists(3 soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, 2 tenor, 3 baritone, bass voice)
  • 4 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes, English horn, 4 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 6 horns, 4 trumpets (also piccolo trumpet), 4 trombones (also bass tuba), bass tuba, 4 percussionists, harp, harpsichord (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [légèrement amplifié] ), 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 23 February 2000
    Location:

    Espagne, Madrid, Teatro Real


    Performers:

    Diana Tiegs, María Rodríguez, Pilar Jurado, sopranos ; Itxaro Mentxaka, mezzosoprano ; Mabel Perenstein, alto ; Santiago Sánchez-Jericó, David Rubiera, ténors ; Emilio Sánchez, Josep Miquel Ramón, Enrique Baquerizo, barytons ; Javier Roldán, basse ; Orquesta et Coro Sinfónico de Madrid ; Pedro Halffter Caro, direction

Information on the electronics
Studio information: Experimentalstudio der Heinrich-Strobel-Stiftung des SWF Freiburg
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support (bande magnétique)