Hans Werner Henze

Composer of our Time

Phaedra

Concert Opera in two acts

Libretto Christian Lehnert
Bruitage Francesco Antonioni

co-commissioned and co-produced by Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Berliner Festspiele, Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels, Alte Oper Frankfurt and Wiener Festwochen

Period of composition 2004-07
Duration 80 minutes

1. Akt   Morning
2. Akt   Evening
 

World premiere

World premiere September 6th, 2007

Berlin  Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Stage director Peter Mussbach
Stage and costume design Olafur Eliasson
Conductor Michael Boder

Cast

PhaedraMezzo-Sopranoa queen
AphroditeSopranoa goddess
HippolytTenora young man, Phaedra's stepson
ArtemisCounter-tenora goddess
MinotaurosBass-baritone
MimeArtemis' assistant

Ensemble of 23 musicians

Instrumentation

2 Flutes2° doubling Piccolo und Alto Flute
2 Clarinets1° doubling Alto Saxophone
2° doubling Bass Clarinet
2 Oboes2° doubling Cor Anglais
2 Bassoons2° doubling Contrabassoon
2 Horns1° and 2° doubling Wagnertuba
2 Trumpets
2 Trombones1° Alto, 2° Tenor and Bass
Percussion(2 players)
IKorean Gongs
Vibraphone
2 large Gongs
Large Suspended Cymbal
Timpani
Davul
Riq
Chinese Drums
Claves
Chinese Hand Cymbals (small Chinese Gongs with upward glissando)
2 Side Drums
Church Bells
4 Log Drums
IIRiq
Davul
Daf
Skin Drum
Chinese Hand Cymbals (small Chinese Gongs with upward glissando)
Temple Blocks
Turkish Gong
Glockenspiel
Crotales
Korean Gongs
Bass Drum
Chinese Drums
Sistrum
Harp
Celesta
Piano
Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass

Bruitage

see also

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La seduzione "queer" di Fedra

Il mito secondo Britten, Bussotti e Henze
Federica Marsico
books about Hans Werner Henze
La seduzione "queer" di Fedra
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Gegenwartskunst und Oper:

Beitrag zu einer Erfahrungsästhetik (Berliner Schriften zur Kunst)
Felicia Rappe
books about Hans Werner Henze
Gegenwartskunst und Oper:

Una lettura queer del mito di Fedra.

Gli adattamenti di Britten, Bussotti e Henze
Federica Marsico
Examination papers
Una lettura queer del mito di Fedra.

Phaedra – Von Euripides zu Hans Werner Henze

Albert Gier
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
Phaedra – Von Euripides zu Hans Werner Henze

Hans Werner Henze und seine Zeit

Norbert Abels, Elisabeth Schmierer (ed.)
books libri about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze und seine Zeit

„Phaedra“ - H.W. Henzes „Jüngstes Alterswerk“

Peter Petersen
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
„Phaedra“ - H.W. Henzes „Jüngstes Alterswerk“

„Phaedra“ von Hans Werner Henze

Peter Petersen
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
„Phaedra“ von Hans Werner Henze

Von Phaedra zu Hippolyt

Einige Anmerkungen zu Henzes jüngstem Alterswerk
Peter Petersen
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
Von Phaedra zu Hippolyt

Über meine Arbeit mit Hans Werner Henze

Christian Lehnert
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
Über meine Arbeit mit Hans Werner Henze

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David Cortes Santamarta
essays scritti about Hans Werner Henze su Hans Werner Henze
con allegrezza primaverile

Phaedra-Tagebuch

Hans Werner Henze
essays scritti by Hans Werner Henze di Hans Werner Henze
Phaedra-Tagebuch

Phaedra

Ein Werkbuch
Hans Werner Henze
books libri by Hans Werner Henze di Hans Werner Henze
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"Phaedra" in Halle/Saale

In the city of Händel, Halle an der Saale, Henze's late masterpiece about Theseus' wife, who falls unhappily in love with her stepson, will be staged for the seventh time in eight years in March.

Magazine
"Phaedra" in Halle/Saale

The Henze Project

When the Ruhr region was chosen as the European Capital of Culture, its artistic director Steven Sloane immediately saw Hans Werner Henze as a musical focus, a world star with roots in the region and an oeuvre that encompasses all musical genres as well as a wide range of opportunities for children, young people and amateurs, and who could thus connect the entire region.

Magazine
Art Festival
The Henze Project
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