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Opera Magna, Op. 66

Composer
Tihanyi László
Original / Hungarian title
Opera Magna, Op. 66
Foreign language / English title
Opera Magna, Op. 66
Subtitle
For mezzo soprano and chamber ensemble
Dedication
For the 70th Birthday of Péter Eötvös
Year of composition
2014
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Instrumentation
Ms. - fl. (anche picc. and fischietti), cl. (anche cl.s. and fischietti), fg. (anche cfg. and fischietti) - tr. (anche frusta), trb. (anche fischietti and 3 paper bag) - arpa (anche fischietti), pf. (anche fischietti) - perc. (lion´s roar, shaker, tmb.picc.s.c., tam-tam, vibr., gr.c., wood bl., guiro, trg., el. razor, fischietti, frusta) - strings: vl., vla., vlc., cb. (with 5 strings)
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
1. ПЕРВЫЙ СЕКВЕНС (МОНОЛОГ)
2. 2éme TABLAEU (une cérémonie secrète)
3. SCENE 3 (Dialog: Adam and Lucifer)
4. VIERTES BILD (Ein Monolog)
Language
Russian / English / French / German
Premiere information
21 May 2014, ArTRIUM – Contemporary Music Festival of the MR Bartók Radio, Budapest; Andrea Meláth (S.), Chamber Ensemble of the MR Symphony Orchestra, László Tihanyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungarian Radio (Live recording of the premiere. Available at nava.hu)
Remarks, other info
Based on parts from the operas (Three sisters, Lady Sarashina, La Balcon, Love and other demons, Angels in America, Paradise reloaded) by Péter Eötvös. The libretto is also based on text-fragments from those compositions