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Malaspina o la Idea de la felicidad (2006) 120'
opera in 2 parts and 10 episodes
libretto in 6 languages by Pierre Élie Mamou
composed with the generous support of Alex and Doris Malaspina and Danielle and Alexandre Giuntini-Malaspina
coloratura soprano (Uts), tenor (Haenke), baritone (Malaspina), boy soprano (boy Malaspina, Macuina I), boy soprano (boy Haenke, Macuina II), mezzo-soprano (Woman), countertenor (Lapérouse, Natzape, Witness I), countertenor (Bougainville, Nanikíus, Witness II), bass (Cook, Tlupananuc, Witness III), actor (Narrator, Master of Ceremonies), boys choir, choir SATB
orchestra: 2.2.2.2.-2.1.1.1.-Timp.-Perc.(3)-Harpsichord-Harp-Strings
Pb: EMEC, Madrid
Cuentos de la Alhambra (1993) 75'
lyric opera in one act inspired by the homonymous book by Washington Irving
libretto (based on various sources and in Spanish) by the composer
commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Netherlands
dramatic soprano (Zorahayda), lyric soprano (Aurora),
mezzo-soprano (mujer), tenor (hombre),
2 baritones (Astrólogo and El Rey)
flute/piccolo/alto flute, oboe/english horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon/contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, percussion (2), cimbalon, harp, piano/celesta, 4 vln I, 4vln II, 3 vla, 2 vlc, cb
P: 26 February 1996, Toneelschuur, Haarlem (The Netherlands)
Coles, Krüs, Jönsthövel, Galliford, Drost, van Deuveren, Willems, Bischoff, Esterhazy Orkest
musical dir: Frank van Kooten; stage dir: Javier López Piñón
coproduction: Stichting Tales of the Alhambra and Toneelschuur
Aria Da Capo (1981) 45'
chamber opera in one act based on the homonymous play by Edna St. Vincent Millay
lyric soprano (Colombine), dramatic soprano (Phyrsis),
2 tenors (Pierrot and Corydon), actress (Edna)
flute, cello, piano and percussion
P: 13 May 1981, Good Shepherd Faith Church, New York
Blackwell, Hunter, Gunder, Pearlston, Juditz,
instrumental soloists; musical dir: José Luis Greco; stage dir: Buck Ross; production: Encompass Music Theater
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