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Peter Pan (No. 45)
Opera in two acts
Libretto and English text by Lavinia Greenlaw, based on the story by J. M. Barrie
This opera is a fascinating work about childhood and its unique possibilities and dangers. Richard Ayres’ score is characteristic in its extraordinary high energy and extremes of register. Tinkerbell, for example, is characterised by the sound of two piccolos, a glockenspiel and an accordion so that, even though she does not speak, her emotions are unmistakable. Portrayed through Ayres’ musical non sequiturs and juxtapositions, the children’s wildness and brutality is simultaneously comic and disquieting.
Product number: LSL 10226-01
Edition: Performance material
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Based on the classic story by J. M. Barrie, Richard Ayres' Peter Pan brings to life the boy who never grew up. Ayres’ score is characteristic in its extraordinary high energy and extremes of register. The music tumbles and soars, carrying the action quickly from the nursery into the stormy skies, and on to the battlefields of Neverland with its Lost Boys, Pirates and Indians.
Portrayed through Ayres’ musical non sequiturs and juxtapositions, the children’s wildness and brutality is simultaneously comic and disquieting. The composer’s gift for lyricism shines through at other times: Mother’s lullaby and Wendy’s song about home are moments of stunning beauty.
Orchestral Cast
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Person Cast
Peter Pan · countertenor - Wendy · soprano - Mr Darling (Father) / Captain Hook · bass - Mrs Darling (Mother) / Tiger Lily, alto - John · tenor - Michael · soprano - Nana (Dog) / Starkey (Pirate) · baritone - Smee (Pirate) · tenor - Nibs · tenor (also in Lost Boys Choir) - Tootles · tenor (also in Lost Boys Choir) - Twins (Slightly & Curley) · 2 basses (also in Lost Boys Choir) - Lost Boys (male or children's chorus) - Pirates (male chorus)
More Information
Title:
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Opera in two acts
Libretto and English text by Lavinia Greenlaw, based on the story by J. M. Barrie
German translation by Adelheid and Jürgen Dormagen
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2011 - 2014
Duration:
90 ′
World Premiere:
Dec 19, 2013 · Stuttgart, Opernhaus (D)
Conductor: Roland Kluttig; Willem Wentzel, (10./11. Feb 2014, 13./16./18./27. Dez 2015, 02. Jan 2016) · Choir director: Christoph Heil
Original staging: Frank Hilbrich · Costumes: Duncan Hayler · Set desing: Duncan Hayler
(scenic)
May 16, 2015 · Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre (UK)
Conductor: Erik Nielsen
Original staging: Keith Warner · Costumes: Nicky Shaw · Set desing: Jason Southgate · Choreography: Michael Barry
Organizer: Welsh National Opera
(scenic)
Conductor: Roland Kluttig; Willem Wentzel, (10./11. Feb 2014, 13./16./18./27. Dez 2015, 02. Jan 2016) · Choir director: Christoph Heil
Original staging: Frank Hilbrich · Costumes: Duncan Hayler · Set desing: Duncan Hayler
(scenic)
May 16, 2015 · Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre (UK)
Conductor: Erik Nielsen
Original staging: Keith Warner · Costumes: Nicky Shaw · Set desing: Jason Southgate · Choreography: Michael Barry
Organizer: Welsh National Opera
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Oper Stuttgart and Komische Oper Berlin, supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 10226-01
Performances
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
May 8, 2023 |
Mainz (Germany) , Staatstheater, Kleines Haus
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
May 6, 2023 |
Mainz (Germany) , Staatstheater, Kleines Haus
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
March 31, 2023 |
Mainz (Germany) , Staatstheater, Kleines Haus
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
March 21, 2023 |
Mainz (Germany) , Staatstheater, Kleines Haus
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Peter Pan (No. 45)
Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
March 4, 2023 |
Mainz (Germany) , Staatstheater, Kleines Haus
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