GYÖRGY LIGETI
LE GRAND MACABRE
CONTENTS
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SYNOPSIS P.
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A FURIOUS STROKE OF GENIUS PABLO HERAS-CASADO P.
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AMBIGUITY AS AN ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION INTERVIEW WITH JAN LAUWERS P.
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THE CREATION OF LE GRAND MACABRE GYÖRGY LIGETI
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“DO WE LIVE OR DON’T WE?” GERGELY FAZEKAS P.
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“BREUGHELLAND”: SUBVERTING THE ANTINOMY OF UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA ANDREAS DORSCHEL P.
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ALL I CAN DO IS POINT ELKE JANSSENS P.
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IMPRINT
GYÖRGY LIGETI
LE GRAND MACABRE OPERA in four scenes Text MICHAEL MESCHKE & GYÖRGY LIGETI based on LA BALADE DU GRAND MACABRE by MICHEL DE GHELDERODE ORCHESTRA 3 Flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling Piccolo), 3 Oboes (2nd doubling Oboe d’amore, 3rd doubling Cor Anglais), 3 Clarinets in B (2nd doubling Clarinet in E and Alto Saxophone in E , 3rd doubling Bass Clarinet in B ), 3 Bassoons (3rd doubling Contrabassoon), 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 1 Bass Trumpet, 3 Trombones, 1 Double Bass Tuba, Timpani, 3 Chromatic Harmonicas, 1 Harpsichord (doubling Celesta), 1 Concert Grand Piano (doubling Electric Piano), 1 Electric Organ (doubling Organ-Regal), 1 Harp, 1 Mandoline, 3 Violins, 2 Violas, 6 Violoncellos, 4 Double Basses,
Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Marimbaphone, 12 Mechanical Car Horns, 4 Music Boxes, 6 Electric Door Bells, 2 Tambourines, Military Drum, 2 Snare Drums, 4 Tomtoms, 3 Bongos, Conga, 2 Tenor Drums, 3 Bass Drums, Parade Drum, Wood Drum, 3 Pairs of Crotales, 2 Triangles, Suspended Cymbals, 1 Pair of Small Cymbals, 1 Pair of Normal Cymbals, Gong, 2 Rins ( Japanese Temple Bells), 2 Tamtams, Guero, 2 Tubular Bells, 2 Woodblocks, Large Wooden Hammer, Wooden Slats, Signal Whistle, Maracas, 2 Ratchets, 2 Flexatones, Ducks Quacking, 2 Lion’s Roars, 2 Whips, Large Alarm Clock, Large pyramid-shaped Metronome, Woodblock, 1 Pair of Claves, 1 Pair of Castanets, 4 Temple Blocks, Siren Whistle, Slide Whistle, Police Whistle, Cuckoo Whistle, Steamship Whistle, 2 Sirens, Wind Machine, 2 Sheets of paper, Tissue paper or newspaper, 1 Pair of Sandpaper Blocks, Paper Bag, Tray full of Crockery, Kitchen Pot, Pistol Shot
WORLD PREMIÈRE 12 APRIL 1978 Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (1st version) WORLD PREMIÈRE 28 JULY 1997 Salzburg Festival (new version) FIRST PERFORMANCE 11 NOVEMBER 2023 Vienna State Opera (new version) DURATION
2 H 30 MIN
INCL. 1 INTERMISSION