Pascal Dusapin (1955)

To Be Sung (1992 -1993)

chamber opera in forty-three numbers

electronic work, Ircam
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1992 - 1993
    • Duration: 1 h 30 mn
    • Publisher: Salabert, Paris
    • Commission: ATEM, Nanterre, Théâtre des Amandiers
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Gertrude Stein : A Lyrical Opera Made by Two, adaptation de Pascal Dusapin

Detailed formation
  • soloists: unspecified narrator, 3 solo sopranos
  • flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), clarinet (also bass clarinet), trumpet, trombone, cello, double bass

Premiere information

  • Date: 17 November 1994
    Location:

    France, Nanterre, festival d'Automne à Paris, Théâtre des Amandiers


    Performers:

    Sarah Leonard, Susan Narucki, Rosemary Hardy : sopranos, Geoffrey Carey : récitant, Ensemble Modern, direction : Olivier Dejours, mise en scène : Pascal Dusapin, François de Carpentiers, scénographie : James Turrell.

Information on the electronics
Studio information: Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale): Tom Mays
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support (bande magnétique, disponible sur cd)