Philon Nguyen
Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera)
Short instrumentation: 4 2 2 2 - 4 4 0 2, t.bells, mar, perc, cel, pno, str
Duration: 50'
Libretto von: Sarah Kane
Solos:
violin
violoncello
double bass
2× soprano
alto
tenor
baritone
2× bass
sprechgesang
child's voice
Roles:
Woman 2 Man 2 Policeman 1 Policeman 2 Child Choir Effects Woman 1 Phaedra Man 1
Instrumentation details:
piccolo (2 players)
flute (2 players)
oboe (2 players)
clarinet in Bb (2 players)
bassoon (2 players)
horn in F (4 players)
trumpet in C (4 players)
tuba (2 players)
marimba
tubular bells
cymbal
celesta
piano (+hpsd)
violin I (3 players)
violin II (3 players)
viola (2 players)
violoncello (2 players)
double bass (2 players)
Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera)
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Philon Nguyen
1. Kontrabass (Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera))
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Type: Solostimme(n)
Language: Englisch (Großbritannien)
Philon Nguyen
1. Violoncello (Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera))
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Type: Solostimme(n)
Language: Englisch (Großbritannien)
Philon Nguyen
Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera)
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Type: Dirigierpartitur
Language: Englisch (Großbritannien)
Philon Nguyen
Violine (Sarah Kane: Phaedra's Love (An opera))
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Type: Solostimme(n)
Language: Englisch (Großbritannien)
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Phaedra's Love (2020) is an opera by Canadian composer Philon (Phil) Nguyen. The music is for the eponymous play by Sarah Kane. This opera by Phil Nguyen tells a fatal story of love and betrayal, of free will and folly, in the incisive prose of Sarah Kane which reminds Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Note that this is the music for the play Phaedra's Love by Sarah Kane. Once stage rights are acquired by an interested party, a score and the parts with the text will be made available.