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Music Theatre since 1990 - Schott Music

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György Ligeti<br />

Le Grand Macabre<br />

(The Grand Macabre)<br />

Opera in four scenes<br />

After the play “La Balade du Grand Macabre” (“The Ballad of the Grand Macabre”) by<br />

Michel de Ghelderode<br />

Text by György Ligeti and Michael Meschke<br />

Origin: 1974-1977 | 1995-1996 (new version)<br />

Language: German | English translation of the revised version by Geoffrey Skelton<br />

1997<br />

Cast: Chief of the Secret Political Police · coloratura soprano – Venus · high soprano – Amanda<br />

· soprano – Amando · mezzo soprano – count Go-Go · boy soprano, soprano or counter tenor –<br />

Mescalina · dramatic mezzo soprano – Piet vom Fass · high tenor buffo – Nekrotzar · character<br />

baritone – Astradamors · bass – Ruffiak · baritone – Schobiak · baritone – Schabernack · baritone<br />

– White Minister · tenor – Black Minister · baritone – Secret Police officers and hangmen<br />

(assistants of Secret Police), Master of Ceremonies of count Go-Go (a person of short stature,<br />

if possible), Pages and Servants at the Court of count Go-Go, Hellish Entourage of Nekrotzar<br />

during his entering the Court of count Go-Go · silent roles – Chorus: mixed chorus backstage<br />

(‘Echo of Venus’ [female chorus], ‘Choral of ghosts’, ‘The Whispering of the Walls’ and the Folk<br />

of Breughelland I) – mixed chorus in the auditorium (the Folk of Breughelland II)<br />

Orchestra: 3 (2. u. 3. auch Picc.) · 3 (2. auch Ob. d’am., 3. auch Engl. Hr.) · 3 (2. auch Klar. in Es<br />

und Altsax. in Es, 3. auch Bassklar. in B) · 3 (3. auch Kontrafag.) – 4 · 4 Tromp. in C (1. u. 2. ad<br />

lib. auch kl. Tromp. in D) · 1 Basstromp. in C · 3 Pos. (Tenor, Tenor-Bass, Kontrabass) · Kb.-Tb. –<br />

P. S. (Xyl. · Vibr. · Glspl. · Marimb. · 12 mechan. Autohupen · 4 Spieluhren · 6 elektr. Türklingeln ·<br />

2 Schellentr. · Militärtr. · 2 kl. Tr. · 3 Bong. · Conga · Rührtr. · Paradetr. · 4 Tomt. · 2 gr. Tr. · 2<br />

Trgl. · 3 Paar Crot. · 3 hg. Beck. · 1 Paar kl. Beck. · 2 Paar norm. Beck. · Gong · 2 Tamt. ·<br />

Röhrengl. · 2 jap. Tempelgl. [Rin] · Mar. · 2 Gueros · 2 Peitschen · 1 Paar Claves · 1 Paar Kast. ·<br />

Ratsche · 3 Woodbl. · Holztr. · 5 Tempelbl. · gr. Holzhammer · Holzlatten · Lotosfl. · Trillerpfeife ·<br />

Kuckuckspfeife · Signalpfeife · Sirenenpfeife · Dampfschiffpfeife · 2 Sirenen · 2 Flex. · Entengequake<br />

· 2 Brummtöpfe · gr. Weckeruhr · gr. pyramidenförm. Metronom · Papierbögen, Seidenoder<br />

Zeitungspapier · 1 Paar Sandpapierblöcke · Windmaschine · Papiertüte · Tablett voll<br />

Geschirr · Kochtopf · Pistole) (4 Spieler) – 3 chrom. Mundharmonikas (werden von den Bläsern<br />

oder Schlagzeugern gespielt) · Cel. (auch Cemb.) · Konzertflügel (auch elektr. Klav.) · elektr. Org.<br />

(nur Manual) (auch Regal) · Mand. · Hfe. – Str. (3 · 0 · 2 · 6 · 4)<br />

Stage music: Instrumentalists from the pit<br />

Duration: 120‘<br />

Study Score ED 8522 · Libretto (G/E) BN 3502 · Recordings CD WERGO 61702 (first version) /<br />

CD SONY S2K 62312 (revised version) · Performance material on hire<br />

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