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Opera in two acts
based on Steven Berkoff's stage play of the same title
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Description
Steven Berkoff transports the Oedipus myth to the violent, run-down, problem ridden East End of London. The story focuses on Eddy who by a grim turn of events fulfils a prophecy to kill his father and marry his mother. Mark-Anthony Turnage’s score mirrors the richness and vitality of the text with infusions of Stravinsky, Britten, Puccini as well as jazz and rock. Commissioned for the Munich Biennale, this work set Turnage on the map, with the many productions that followed establishing his international reputation.
Orchestral Cast
fl(afl, pic, bodhran, large metal bar).2ob(1.ca, brake d, bodhran, 2.ca, brake d).2Bbcl(1.Ebcl, bcl, med tom-t, 2.bcl, med tom-t ).ssax(asax, barsax, vibraslap, ratchet)-2hn(both lg tom-t, metal bar).Ctpt(large metal dustbin lid).tbn(very large metal sheet)-1 or 2perc(timp, 2tri, very low gong, xyl, mar, vib, crots, tub bells, multi-guiro, hand bells, desk bells, cel, b.d, pedal b.d, military drum, 4tom-t, large ride cym, h.h, ant cym, very large sus cym, bodhran, tamb, whip, ratchet)-hp(low log drum and bodhran).pno(epno[Yamaha or Fender Rhodes], police whistle, clav)-va(large ratchet).3vc(1.clav, 2.ratchet).db(police whistle)
Cast
Eddy · high baritone - Wife, Doreen, Sphinx II and Waitress I · mezzo-soprano - Dad, Café Manager, Police Chief · baritone - Mum, Sphinx I and Waitress II · soprano - 4 actors · speaking roles
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Title:
Greek
Opera in two acts
based on Steven Berkoff's stage play of the same title
Libretto adapted by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Jonathan Moore
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Awards:
Jan 1, 1988
BMW Prizes for best opera and librretto 1988
Jan 1, 1990
Shortlisted for the SWET Laurence Olivier Awards 1990
Jan 1, 1990
RPS / Charles Heidsieck Music Award for Television 1990
Jan 1, 2011
TMA Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera 2011
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1986 - 1988
Duration:
90 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
June 17, 1988 · München (D)
Carl Orff Saal
Münchner Biennale 1988
Fiona Kimm; Helen Charnock; Quentin Hayes; Richard Suart · Conductor: Sian Edwards
(scenic)
Carl Orff Saal
Münchner Biennale 1988
Fiona Kimm; Helen Charnock; Quentin Hayes; Richard Suart · Conductor: Sian Edwards
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
commissioned by the city of Munich for the first International Festival of New Music Theatre 1988
Series:
Technical Details
Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LSL 4086-01
Manufacturer:
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October 5, 1990 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , London Coliseum
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October 1, 1990 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , London Coliseum
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September 27, 1990 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , London Coliseum — First Night
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Edinburgh International Festival 1988
August 27, 1988 |
Edinburgh (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Edinburgh International Festival 1988
August 26, 1988 |
Edinburgh (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Edinburgh International Festival 1988
August 25, 1988 |
Edinburgh (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) — National Premiere
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Münchner Biennale 1988
Conductor: Sian Edwards
June 19, 1988 |
München (Germany) , Gasteig, Carl-Orff-Saal
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Münchner Biennale 1988
Conductor: Sian Edwards
June 18, 1988 |
München (Germany) , Gasteig, Carl-Orff-Saal (szenische Aufführung)
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