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Bettison, Oscar
The Light of Lesser Days
(2021)for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and ensemble
Duration: 60 minutes
Music Text
Oscar Bettison (E)
Scoring
S,M
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
09/09/2021Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht
Katrien Baerts (sop)/ Barbara Kozelj (mezzo)
Conductor: Clark Rundell
Company: Asko Schoenberg Ensemble
Synopsis
There are two characters in a nondescript, institutional grey room: Selvina (soprano) and Meline (mezzo-soprano) read a book, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, whose vivid descriptions transport them to different fantasy worlds that exist beyond the room. As they journey from one reality to the next, bathed in color—from forests, stormy seas, and islands to a palace that holds memories—Meline struggles to piece together memory fragments and images from her past that hold the key to her identity, and seem to revolve around Selvina.