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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Birtwistle: Punch and Judy
Libretto von: Stephen Pruslin
Übersetzer: Iris Brendel
UE14191A
Type: Libretto/Textbuch
Languages: Englisch (Großbritannien)
ISBN: 9783702422219
ISMN: 979-0-008-07050-1
Description
Harrison Birtwistle based his full-length one-act piece on traditional county fair entertainment, working together with American pianist Stephen Pruslin, a long-time London resident. Composer and librettist created a stylised and ritualistic theatre piece in which the aggression and violence of the traditional material and Punch’s love for Pretty Polly are juxtaposed. Birtwistle’s music is a tour de force from the outset; Punch’s smile is simultaneously a terrifying grin, a father’s tenderness towards his baby is a murderous gesture as he throws the infant into the fire.
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Type: Libretto/Textbuch
Languages: Englisch (Großbritannien)
ISBN: 9783702422219
ISMN: 979-0-008-07050-1