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Le Roi Bérenger

Ein Prolog und 18 Szenen nach "Le Roi se meurt" von Eugène Ionesco
Neue deutsche Übersetzung von Heinrich Sutermeister
Edition: Matériel d'exécution

Détails du produit

Description

Eugène Ionesco‘s drama ‘Le Roi se meurt’ (Exit the King) is considered as one of the central masterworks of theatre of the absurd. The principal figure Bérenger turns up in several of Ionescu’s dramas in a variety of roles and manifestations; here, Bérenger is an apparently 400-year-old king who has been in the process of dying for a substantial time. His kingdom has crumbled and he is now only accompanied by his two queens and a small number of his court retinue who are progressively departing. He has lost all his powers and the control of both his surroundings and his own body, but is not initially willing to admit this. Queen Marguerite and the doctor attempt to make him comprehend the inexorability of his own demise. Queen Marie in contrast wishes to protect him from the pain of this realisation. In the end, Bérenger and Marguerite remain alone and Bérenger begins to accept his death.
Immediately after the French premiere of this drama, Heinrich Sutermeister had sought contact with Ionescu to obtain the right to set this work to music, but much time passed before he was able to devote himself to this project. Ionescu closely followed the progress of the work in intensive discussions with the composer. For Sutermeister, it is not death but the process of realisation and acceptance of the inexorability in the progression of the cycles of life and death which form the core of the drama. In his own words, it is ‘”world theatre” presented in the light of enchanting naivety, an image of the tragic comedy of our existence’. Sutermeister’s musical language is conventional, tracing the cool and distanced atmosphere of the text in sophisticated instrumental and electro-acoustic effects. The small-scale orchestral forces are employed throughout in three to four parts; with the exception of a few choral passages on tape, the vocal parts consist exclusively of monologues with a complete absence of ensemble scenes.

Orchestral Cast

S. (Glsp. · Plattengl. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Trgl. · 2 Beck. · Tamt. · kl. Amboss · Kast. · Claves [h./t.] · 2 Woodbl. od. Tomt. [h./t.] · franz. Bordeaux-Kelchgläser · kl. schepperndes Glas) (1 Spieler) - E-Git. · E-Bass · Hfe. - Str. (5 · 4 · 3 · 2 · 2; entsprechend der Räumlichkeit verdoppelt oder verdreifacht) -
Auf Tonband, vom Aufführenden selbst anzufertigen: S. (Glsp. · Crot. · Vibr · hg. Glasröhren oder Röhrengl. · schepperndes Wasserglas) - Cel. · E-Org. -
HInter der Bühne: Trp.

Programmation des personnes

König Bérenger I. · Bariton - Königin Marguerite, Gemahlin des Königs · Alt - Königin Marie, zweite Gemahlin des Königs · Sopran - Der Arzt, auch Chirurg, Henker, Bakteriologe und Astrologe · Charaktertenor - Juliette, Hausmagd und Krankenschwester · Sopran - Der alte Leibwächter · Tenor - 8 Solostimmen (SSAATTBB) - Knabenchor

Plus d'infos

Titre:
Le Roi Bérenger
Ein Prolog und 18 Szenen nach "Le Roi se meurt" von Eugène Ionesco
Neue deutsche Übersetzung von Heinrich Sutermeister
Langue:
Allemand
Edition:
Matériel d'exécution
Maison d'édition:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1981 - 1983
Durée:
85 ′
Première:
22 juillet 1985 · München (D)
Bayerische Staatsoper
Heinz-Jürgen Demitz, Bariton · Musikalische Leitung: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Inszenierung: Jorge Lavelli · Bühnenbild: Max Bignens
Travaux commandés :
Auftragswerk der Bayerischen Staatsoper München

Détails techniques

Numéro du produit:
LS 3907-01

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    Chef d'orchestre: Wolfgang Sawallisch
    22 juillet 1985 | München (Allemagne) , Bayerische Staatsoper — Première mondiale
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