Saariaho L'AMOUR DE LOIN (Vocal score - French)

This work was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, and generously supported by Betty Freeman. It is dedicated to Gerard Mortier.

L’Amour de loin was first performed on 15th August 2000 at the Salzburg Festival: Musical Director: Kent Nagano Stage Director: Peter Sellars Clémence: Dawn Upshaw Le Pèlerin: Dagmar Peckova Jaufré Rudel: Dwayne Croft SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg Arnold Schoenberg Chor