Glanert, Detlev: Der Engel, der das Wasser bewegte (The Angel that Troubled the Waters) op. 30 (1994) 25'
Chamber opera based on a text by Thornton Wilder
Music Text Deutsch
Libretto by Thornton Wilder; German version by Herbert Herlitschka (E,G)
Scoring
S,T,Bar; fl.cl-hn-perc(1):2susp.cym(sm,lg)/sizzle cym/tam-t/BD/3tgl(sm,med,lg)/glsp/crot/3wdbl(sm,med,lg)/hanging glass sticks-gtr-pft(=cel)-vla.vlc.db.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
5/16/1995
Theater (Concordia), Bremen
Mark Daniel Hirsch, director / Bremer Theater / Catherine Rückwardt
Programme Note Deutsch
Der Engel, der das Wasser bewegte is the second of the Three Water Plays (Drei Wasserspiele) by Detlev Glanert, three chamber operas based on the ‘Three-Minute Plays’ by Thornton Wilder, to be performed separately or as a trilogy.
A programme note on the Three Water Plays can be found here.
Chamber opera based on a text by Thornton Wilder
Music Text Deutsch
Libretto by Thornton Wilder; German version by Herbert Herlitschka (E,G)
Scoring
S,T,Bar; fl.cl-hn-perc(1):2susp.cym(sm,lg)/sizzle cym/tam-t/BD/3tgl(sm,med,lg)/glsp/crot/3wdbl(sm,med,lg)/hanging glass sticks-gtr-pft(=cel)-vla.vlc.db.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
5/16/1995
Theater (Concordia), Bremen
Mark Daniel Hirsch, director / Bremer Theater / Catherine Rückwardt
Programme Note Deutsch
Der Engel, der das Wasser bewegte is the second of the Three Water Plays (Drei Wasserspiele) by Detlev Glanert, three chamber operas based on the ‘Three-Minute Plays’ by Thornton Wilder, to be performed separately or as a trilogy.
A programme note on the Three Water Plays can be found here.
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