Leviathan
op. 10 (1986)Chamber opera based on a text by Thornton Wilder
Duration: 18'
Scoring
S,T,Bar;
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Opera
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Publisher
Bote & Bock
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
13/05/1986
Casino, Evian
Ensemble L'art pour l'art / Detlev Müller-Siemens
World stage premiere
02/10/1991
Opera stabile, Hamburg
Ulfert Becker, director / Ensemble der Musikhochschule Hamburg / Johannes Stert
Programme Note
Leviathan is the first of the Three Water Plays (Drei Wasserspiele) by Detlev Glanert, three chamber operas based on the ‘Three-Minute Plays’ by Thornton Wilder, to be performed separately or as a trilogy.
A programme note on the Three Water Plays can be found here.
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