Friedrich Cerha (1926-2023)
Alban Berg, Lulu (1978)
completion of the opera in three acts
stage work
arrangement
- General information
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Composition date:
1978
- Duration: 3 h
- Publisher: Universal Edition
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Libretto (details, author):
d'après Frank Wedekind, Erdgeist et Die Büchse der Pandora
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Composition date:
1978
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano [Lulu] , solo mezzo-soprano [Gräfin Geschwitz] , 2 solo tenors, 3 solo baritones, 3 solo bass voices, narrator [ainsi que figurants et rôles secondaires]
- 3 flutes (also 3 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 8 percussionists, harp, piano, strings, 2 flutes [sur scène] , 4 clarinets [sur scène] , alto saxophone [sur scène] , tenor saxophone [sur scène] , contrabassoon [sur scène] , 4 trumpets [jazz, sur scène] , 2 trombones [jazz, sur scène] , sousaphone [sur scène] , 3 drum kits [jazz, sur scène] , piano [sur scène] , banjo [sur scène] , 3 violins [sur scène] , double bass [sur scène]
Premiere information
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Date:
1979
Location:Paris
Performers:Pierre Boulez : direction, Patrice Chéreau : mise en scène, avec Richard Peduzzi et Teresa Stratas.