Orlando furioso
(2005) (Fifteen Songs)for countertenor (or mezzo-soprano) and guitar (or piano)
Music Text
Margareth Obexer, Angela di Ciriaco-Sussdorff (G)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World premiere complete
29/04/2005
Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Berlin
Aron Brieger, voice / Juliane Tief, gtr
World Premiere
29/11/2004
WDR 5, Köln
Yosemeh Adjei, voice / Axel Wolf, gtr
Programme Note
The songs attempt to recapture the narrative tone of an invented bygone troubadour age in new and colourful form. The mood ranges from the tender to the passionate, from the harmonious to the brusque. The counter-tenor, who objectively observes the events of the novel, enters the guise of a ballad singer who travels the courts of the world and relates people’s adventures, their strange meetings and great passions. (Thomas Tangler)
