Pascal Dusapin (1955)
To Be Sung (1992 -1993)
chamber opera in forty-three numbers
electronic work, Ircam
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1992 - 1993
- Duration: 1 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Salabert, Paris
- Commission: ATEM, Nanterre, Théâtre des Amandiers
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Libretto (details, author):
Gertrude Stein : A Lyrical Opera Made by Two, adaptation de Pascal Dusapin
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Composition date:
1992 - 1993
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: unspecified narrator, 3 solo sopranos
- flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), clarinet (also bass clarinet), trumpet, trombone, cello, double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
17 November 1994
Location:France, Nanterre, festival d'Automne à Paris, Théâtre des Amandiers
Performers:Sarah Leonard, Susan Narucki, Rosemary Hardy : sopranos, Geoffrey Carey : récitant, Ensemble Modern, direction : Olivier Dejours, mise en scène : Pascal Dusapin, François de Carpentiers, scénographie : James Turrell.
Information on the electronics
Studio information: Ircam
RIM (réalisateur(s) en informatique musicale):
Tom Mays
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support (bande magnétique, disponible sur cd)