Shadowtime (opera)
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Shadowtime is the first opera by Brian Ferneyhough written to an English libretto by Charles Bernstein. It was written in 1999-2004 and was premiered on May 25, 2004 at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. The City of Munich commissioned the composition and libretto in 1999 for the Munich Biennale. It is in seven scenes (Bernstein, "Shadowtime").
[edit] Synopsis
The opera begins with the suicide/death of philosopher Walter Benjamin and goes on to deal with various aspects of his writings and philosophy from the point of view of his descent into the underworld (Bernstein, "Shadowtime").
[edit] References
- Bernstein, Charles. "Shadowtime: An Opera by Brian Ferneyhough" (Accessed 25 May 2008)
- BBC Radio 3: Opera On 3. "Ferneyhough's Shadowtime, 12 November 2005"
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