Beat Furrer
*06.12.1954

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Beat Furrer
Narcissus

Work Details
Year of composition: 1992/1994
Subtitle: Oper in 6 Szenen
Composer: Beat Furrer
Text Source: "Metamorphosen"
Original Language: Lateinisch
Translator: Beat Furrer
Parts: Sopran / 2 Sprechstimmen / 8 Stimmen: 2 Sopran, 2 Alt, 2 Tenor, 2 Baß
Instrumentation details: 2·0·2·sax.·1 - 2·2·2·1 - perc.(3) - hp., pno. - str.: 2 vln., 2 vla., 2 vc., 2 cb.
Duration (min): 80

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World Première
Location: Opernhaus Graz / Austria
Date: 01.10.1994
Orchestra: Klangforum Wien
Choir: Ensemble Cantus
Conductor: Beat Furrer
Scenery: Gerald Thomas
Main Soloists: Ruxandra Donose, Eugen Procter, Hannes Hellmann
Work Introduction

Narcissus is a piece of music theatre. Beat Furrer spotlights the story of Narcissus and Echo as told by Ovid, in six successive soundspaces. In the words of the Roman poet, the orchestra as well as an invisible chorus relate the tragic events of their legendary lives.

The opera offers us a [...]


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