Essen NOW!
Music theatre pieces by Stephan Winkler as well as the world premiere of Rebecca Saunders' Nether.
| Thu 31.10.2019 | 8:00 pm | ical |
Essen, Philharmonie Essen
Stephan Winkler | Schweres tragend (2017) two singers, five instrumentalists and electronics
Rebecca Saunders | Nether (2017/19) a spatialised performance for soprano, 19 soloists and conductor – world premiere – with texts of the last chapter of Ulysses, Molly Bloom by James Joyce – Commissioned by Philharmonie Essen, Ensemble Musikfabrik and Kunststiftung NRW
Georges Aperghis | Intermezzi (2015/16) for ensemble
Sachika Ito, soprano (Winkler)
Daniel Gloger, countertenor (Winkler)
Thomas Hupfer, narrator (Winkler)
Juliet Fraser, soprano (Saunders)
Paul Jeukendrup, sound director
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Bas Wiegers, conductor