Pnima... Inwards

Chamber opera for 4 vocal soloists, instrumental soloists and a string orchestra

after the novella "See under: Love" by David Grossmann

Edition: Performance material

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We have an old man (a survivor of the Holocaust) and a child. There is no contact between them – no touch. Eventually, the child tries to find out and to understand anything about the story – the secret - of the old man. A timid exchange starts. The opera is based on the story of Momik in the book See Under Love by David Grossman and it deals with individual memories of the Holocaust and the continuing trauma, but also the release, which comes with passing on those memories to succeeding generations.
The opera was awarded the Bavarian theatre prize and received an award for the best premiere of 2000 by the German magazine ‘Opernwelt’.

Orchestral Cast

Instrumentalsolisten: Bassklar. (auch Klar. u. Es-Klar.) · Altsax. (auch Sopraninosax.) - Pos. - S. (I: 3 Crot. · Vibr. · Marimba · hg. Beck. · Tamt. · gr. Tr. · Guiro [h./t.] · Waldteufel · Löwengebrüll · 3 Holzkisten [1 h./2 m.] · Plastikflasche · Karton · 2 Glasflaschen od. Metallschüsseln · Drahtgestell · 2 Flusssteine · 2 Konservendosen · Metallklopfer · Plastiktüte gefüllt mit gr. Konservendosen · Plastiktüte gefüllt mit kl. Konservendosen; II: 2 P. · hg. Beck. · Bong. · gr. Tr. · 2 Chimes · Guiro [h.] · 2 Mar. · Donnerblech · Kb.-Bogen · 2 Holzkisten [m./t.] · Regenrohr · 2 Konservendosen · 2 Flusssteine · 2 Flaschen) (2 Spieler) - singende Säge - Va. · Vc. -

Str. (10 · 0 · 6 · 4 · 6 [Kb. solistisch]) - Live-Elektronik · Sampler

Cast

alter Mann · Schauspieler - Kind · Schauspieler -
Im Orchester: 2 Frauenstimmen (h./t.) - 2 Männerstimmen (t.)

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Title:

Pnima... Inwards

Chamber opera for 4 vocal soloists, instrumental soloists and a string orchestra

after the novella "See under: Love" by David Grossmann

Language:

Vocalises

Edition:

Performance material

Awards:

Sep 1, 2000

Critic's Choice Award of the Opernwelt Magazine, 2000

World Premiere of the Year

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

1998 - 1999

Duration:

70 ′

World Premiere:

May 10, 2000 · München (D)
Gasteig, Carl-Orff-Saal
Münchener Biennale 2000
Richard Beek, Elias Maurides, Philip Larson, Tom Sol, Ute Wassermann, Silke Storz · Conductor: Johannes Kalitzke · Münchener Kammerorchester
Original staging: Claus Guth · Costumes: Christian Schmidt · Set design: Christian Schmidt
(scenic)

Commissioned work :

Auftragswerk der Stadt München für die Münchener Biennale, Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater