Michel van der Aa (1970)

The Book of Water (2021 -2022)

chamber music theatre for actor, string quartet, and film

electronic work
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2021 - 2022
    • Duration: 60 mn
    • Commission: Venice Biennale, Ensemble Modern, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, November Music, Philharmonie Cologne. Hong Kong Arts Festival et Tongyeong Festival
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Michel van der Aa, avec des extraits du roman Man in the Holocene de Max Frisch

Detailed formation
  • soloist: actor
  • violin, second violin, viola, cello

Premiere information

  • Date: 19 September 2022
    Location:

    Italie, Venise, Teatro Goldoni


    Performers:

    Samuel West, acteur ; Timothy West, acteur (film) ; Mary Bevan, soprano (film) ; Ensemble Modern

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: dispositif multimédia (vidéo, lumière)