Glanert, Detlev: Leviathan op. 10 (1986) 18'
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):susp.cym/tam-t/BD/3tgl(sm,med,lg)/glsp/crot/3wdbl(sm,med,lg)-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
5/13/1986
Casino, Evian
Ensemble L'art pour l'art / Detlev Müller-Siemens
World stage premiere
10/2/1991
Opera stabile, Hamburg
Ulfert Becker, director / Ensemble der Musikhochschule Hamburg / Johannes Stert
Programme Note Deutsch
Leviathan is the first 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):susp.cym/tam-t/BD/3tgl(sm,med,lg)/glsp/crot/3wdbl(sm,med,lg)-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
5/13/1986
Casino, Evian
Ensemble L'art pour l'art / Detlev Müller-Siemens
World stage premiere
10/2/1991
Opera stabile, Hamburg
Ulfert Becker, director / Ensemble der Musikhochschule Hamburg / Johannes Stert
Programme Note Deutsch
Leviathan is the first 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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