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Die Tragödie des Teufels

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Die Tragödie des Teufels
Foreign language / English title
Die Tragödie des Teufels
Subtitle
Opera in two parts
Year of composition
2009
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
3 S., 2 Ms., A., 2 T., 4 Bar., B. solo

ensemble in the pit: acc., arpa, pf., cel. - perc. (4 esec.) - strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc., cb.

orchestra behind the stage: 3 fl., 3 ob., 3 cl., 3 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - strings: 12 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
110 min
Text
OSTERMAIER, Albert
Language
German
Commissioned by
Bayerische Staatsoper, München
Premiere information
22 February, 2010, Bayerische Staatsoper, München, Germany; Bavarian State Orchestra, Cora Burggraaf (Eva - S.), Ursula Hesse von den Steinen (Lucy - Ms.), Topi Lehtipuu (Adam - T.), Georg Nigl (Lucifer - high Bar.), Julie Kaufmann (Die Jeriko - S.), Elena Tsallagova (Rumata - S.), Heike Grötzinger (Rumata - Ms.), Annamária Kovács (Rumata - A.), Kevin Conners (Der Skelton - T.), Christoph Pohl (Der Strugatzi - Bar.), Nikolay Borchev (Der L. - Bar.), Christian Rieger (Der Arkanar - Bar.), Wolfgang Bankl (Der Boris - B.), Peter Eötvös (cond.), Christopher Ward (cond.)

Production: Balázs Kovalik
Installation: Ilya und Emilia Kabakov
Costumes: Amélie Haas
Video: Silke Holzach
Lighting: Michael Bauer
Dramaturgy: Olaf A. Schmitt
Publisher / Source
Schott Music Mainz
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording, 2011 (Excerpts available at www.eotvospeter.com)
1 min. sample
1 Prologe im Himmel
Remarks, other info
Libretto by Albert Ostermaier

Withdrawn by the composer