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Orgia, new opus by Hèctor Parra, staged by Calixto Bieito, will be premiered on June 22nd & 24th at the Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao by the EIC under the direction of Pierre Bleuse.
Composed in the context of the Villa Medici residency, this opera is an adaptation of the play by filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini which questions the violence that governs human relationships within a confined setting.
It is a work that adds to a series of creations by Hèctor Parra, a composer whose current activities are highly prolific.
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CALENDAR JUNE 2023
Hèctor Parra - Ich ersehne die Alpen
monodrama for soprano, electronics & large orchestra
Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid, Spain)
Orquesta Nacional de España
Josefin Feiler, soprano
Händl Klaus, text
Baldur Brönnimann, conductor
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Sasha J. Blondeau - Cortèges
for dancer/singer, large orchestra & electronics
Philharmonie de Paris in the context of IRCAM ManiFeste Festival (France)
Orchestre de Paris
François Chaignaud, choreography, dancing, singing
Hélène Giannecchini, text
Sasha J. Blondeau, IRCAM electronics
Serge Lemouton, IRCAM electronics
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
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Pascal Dusapin - Reverso
for orchestra
Les Arts - Auditori (Valencia, Spain)
Orquesta de València
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
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Justė Janulytė - Iridescence
for choir & electronics
Cité de la musique in the context of IRCAM ManiFeste Festival (Paris, France)
SWR Vokalensemble
Robin Meier, IRCAM electronics
Yuval Weinberg, conductor
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Alberto Posadas - Ubi sunt
for 24 voices a capella in double choir
Cité de la musique in the context of IRCAM ManiFeste Festival (Paris, France)
SWR Vokalensemble
Yuval Weinberg, conductor
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Philippe Hersant - Trois répons de la Semaine sainte
for 6 voices, viola di gamba & cello
Espace de projection de l'IRCAM in the context of IRCAM ManiFeste Festival (Paris, France)
Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
Christine Plubeau-Mazeaud, viola di gamba
Mathurin Matharel, cello
Fabien Armengaud, conductor
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Alex Nante - Symphonie n°2 : Mystérion
choral symphony
Le Nouveau Siècle (Lille, France)
Orchestre national de Lille
Chœur Régional Hauts-de-France
Jodie Devos, soprano
Simon Bode, tenor
Eric Deltour, choirmaster
Ben Glassberg, conductor
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Samy Moussa - Nocturne
for orchestra
Perth Concert Hall (Australia)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
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Alexandre Jamar - We will not waste a vowel
for harp, electronics & orchestra
Grande salle du Centre Pompidou in the context of IRCAM ManiFeste Festival (Paris, France)
Orchestre national d'Ile-de-France
Florence Dumont, harp
Joao Svidzinski, IRCAM electronics
Léo Margue, conductor
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Hèctor Parra - Orgia
chamber opera for 3 singers & instrumental ensemble
Teatro Arriaga (Bilbao, Spain)
Ensemble intercontemporain
Jone Martínez, soprano
Aušrinè Stundytè, soprano
Leigh Melrose, baritone
Calixto Bieito, stage direction & libretto based on a text from Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pierre Bleuse, conductor
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DIGITAL BROADCAST
Behind the scenes of Cortèges with Sasha J. Blondeau, François Chaignaud & Hélène Giannecchini
for dancer/singer, large orchestra & electronics
Villa Albertine (San Francisco, US)
Benjamin Attahir - Nach(t)spiel
for violin & orchestra
Halle aux Grains (Toulouse, France)
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Geneviève Laurenceau, violin
Thomas Sondergard, conductor
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Georges Enesco - Impressions d'enfance op. 28
for violin & piano
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris, France)
Sarah Nemtanu, violin
Romain Descharmes, piano
Photos
Hèctor Parra © Amandine Lauriol
Philippe Hersant © Cathy Bistour
Juste Janulyte © Dmitrij Matvejev
Pascal Dusapin © Marthe Lemelle
Alberto Posadas © Harald Hoffman
Samy Moussa © Geneviève Caron