Der Engel, der das Wasser bewegte
(The Angel that Troubled the Waters) op. 30 (1994)Chamber opera based on a text by Thornton Wilder
Duration: 25'
Scoring
S,T,Bar;
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Opera
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Publisher
B&B
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
16/05/1995
Theater (Concordia), Bremen
Mark Daniel Hirsch, director / Bremer Theater / Catherine Rückwardt
Programme Note
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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