Parthenogenesis
(2000)Scena for soprano, baritone, actress and chamber ensemble
Duration: 50'
Music Text
Libretto by Michael Symmons Roberts; German version by Jan Michael Horstmann (E,G)
Scoring
S,Bar,actress
1.1.1(=bcl).dbn-2.0.0.0-perc(1):glsp/vib/tuned gongs/2wdbl/5tom-t/2bongos/SD/BD/susp.cym/sizzle cym/2tam-t(sm,lg)-harp-pft-strings(1.1.1.1.1 or string orch)-2tapes
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
12/09/2000
Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Lisa Milne/Christopher Purves/John Fulljames, dir / Britten Sinfonia / James MacMillan
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Press Quotes
"...rhapsodically lyrical music, soaring phrases floridly decorated at their end, together with flawlessly atmospheric orchestration and lacerating rhythmic drive..."
Glasgow Herald
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