Philip Venables (1979)
4.48 Psychosis (2016 -2019)
opera in 24 short scenes
electronic work
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
2016 - 2019
- Video, installation (detail, author): vidéo : Pierre Martin ; lumières : D.M. Wood ; sound design : Sound Intermedia
- Duration: 1 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Ricordi
- Commission: Royal Opera House ,; Guildhall School of Music & Drama ; Semperoper Dresden (pour la version allemande)
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Libretto (details, author):
Texte de Sarah Kane.
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Composition date:
2016 - 2019
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and ensemble]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 3 sopranos (also 3 mezzo-sopranos)
- alto flute [aussi flûte piccolo] , 3 soprano saxophones [aussi saxophone baryton] , 2 percussions, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), accordion, violin (also viola), 2 violas, bass voice
Premiere information
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Date:
24 May 2016
Location:Ryaume-Uni, Londres, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Performers:Gweneth-Ann Rand, Jennifer Davis, Susanna Hurrell : soprano ; Lucy Schaufer, Emily Edmonds, Clare Presland : mezzo-soprano ; Chroma Ensemble ; Richard Baker : direction.
Information on the electronics
Electronic device: amplification, sons fixés sur support, dispositif multimédia (vidéo, lumière), spatialisation