Raymond Yiu (Komponist) | Lee Warren (Librettist)

The Original Chinese Conjuror

Name: The Original Chinese Conjuror
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: 805121
Availability: InStock

Ausgabe: Aufführungsmaterial

Produktart

Leihanfrage

Produktdetails

Beschreibung

On 23 March 1918, the magician Chung Ling Soo stood on stage in London preparing for "The Bullet Catch". When the trick malfunctioned and he was struck by the bullet, he said in perfect English, “I’ve been shot - bring down the curtain” thus revealing his greatest deception. The Original Chinese Conjuror takes this extraordinary life as its starting point to tell a story of deceit, illusion, identity, and the cost of maintaining one of the world’s most entertaining lies. Blending the story-telling pace and energy of musical-theatre, and the rich emotional language of opera, the work invites the audience into this world.

Orchesterbesetzung

cl(bcl)-perc(2 wdblk, almglock, 8 button gongs, Chinese gong, 2 Chinese palm balls, 2 Chinese tblk (large and small), claves, crot, finger cym, glsp, gun shot (on stage), hi-hat, Jew's harp, mar, mark tree, metal wind chime, pedal b.d. (optional), rin, Chinese clash cym (small), s.d., sus cym, tam-t, tanggu, tri, whirling tube)-acc.pno(cel, toy pno, finger-cym, Chinese t-blk, whirling tube and Chinese gong)-vc.db(small Chinese clash cym)

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Titel:

The Original Chinese Conjuror

Ausgabe:

Aufführungsmaterial

Verlag/Label:

Schott Music

Kompositionsjahr:

2003 - 2006

Spieldauer:

70 ′0 ′′

Uraufführung:

15. Juni 2006 · Aldeburgh (UK)
Southwold Pier
Richard Morris, baritone; Sophie Louise Dann, mezzo soprano; Paul Leonard, bass; Andrew Watts, countertenor; Phillip Sutton, tenor · Musikalische Leitung: Timothy Redmond · Almeida Ensemble
Inszenierung: Francis O’Connor · Choreographie: Martin Duncan
(szenisch)

Auftragswerk:

Commissioned by Aldeburgh Almeida Opera with financial support from the Genesis Foundation

Schlagworte:

#Täuschung / Betrug #chinesische Kultur #Zaubererkünstler / Illusionist #Magier #Täuschung