The Rising World

Name: The Rising World
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: 778648
Availability: InStock

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Libretto by Tom Wright

Edition: Performance material

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Description

The Rising World is a fable of a kingdom assailed by a malign force. Nature seems at war with order – floods rise up from the earth, hailstorms and blizzards come from clear skies, and vents of steam erupt from dark corners. All this is due to the possession of the young heir to the throne by a water ghost, a chthonic spirit that has risen from a well and will not leave the princess’ body. After conventional attempts to exorcise the princess fail, an artisan from the provinces is brought to the palace – she is a maker of water clocks, and has a detailed understanding of the compression, regulation and training of water. The artisan builds a strange device – is it a clock? Is it a trap? And will the water ghost leave history, and enter into a new sense of time?

Orchestral Cast

Picc. · 1 · Altfl. · 2 · Engl. Hr. · 2 · Bassklar. · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 2 · Basspos. · 0 - P. S. (Crot. · Xyl. · Vibr. · Röhrengl. · 2 Beck. · hg. Beck. · Gong · Tamt. · 2 Bong. · 2 kl. Tr. · Tomt. · gr. Tr. · Guiro · 2 Hlzbl.) (2 Spieler) - Electro acoustics · Hfe. · Klav. - Str.

Cast

The Princess, later Queen · Soprano - The Artisan · Mezzo-soprano - The Apprentice · Tenor - The King · Baritone - Ancestor Ghost · Countertenor (cameo role) · The Palace Archivist · Baritone - The Royal Governess · Contralto - Chancellor · Bass - The Royal Physician · Tenor - A Villager · Soprano - First Courtier · Tenor - Second Courtier · Alto - Third Courtier · Baritone - Fourth Courtier · Bass - First Emissary · Tenor - Second Emissary · Baritone - Third Emissary · Bass - Master Builder · Baritone - Chorus (SATB)