York Höller (1944)
Der Meister und Margarita (1984 -1989)
opera in two acts
[Le Maître et Marguerite]
electronic work, Ircam
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1984 - 1989
- Duration: 3 h
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Londres
- Commission: Opéra de Paris, Ircam, Hamburgische Staatsoper
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Libretto (details, author):
d’après Mikhail Boulgakov, le Maître et Marguerite
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Composition date:
1984 - 1989
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano [lyrique dramatique] , 4 solo mezzo-sopranos [dont 1 rôle principal] , 5 solo tenors [dont 1 rôle principal] , 4 solo baritones [dont 2 rôles principaux] , 8 solo bass voices [dont 1 rôle principal] , 1 mime [femme] , 1 narrator [nombre non précisé]
- 1 male dancer [ballet] , 3 flutes (also 3 piccolos, 1 alto flute), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet), 1 alto saxophone, 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 6 percussionists [à 7] , 1 harp, 1 guitar [espagnole] (also 1 electric guitar), 1 celesta, 1 piano, 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers [Yamaha DX7,EMS Synthi AKS] , 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
20 May 1989
Location:Paris, Opéra de Paris, Palais Garnier
Performers:les solistes, le chœur et l'orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, direction : Lothar Zagrosek et John Burdekin, mise en scène : Hans Neuenfels.
Information on the electronics
Studio information: Réalisée à l'Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale):
Jan Vandenheede
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support