God's Liar
an opera after Tolstoy (2000) - 110 mins. Premiere: July 6, 2001 London, Almeida at King’s Cross, Conductor: Ronald Zollman, The Almeida Ensemble Director: Keith Warner; Stage design and lighting: John Lloyd Davies; Costumes: Roswitha Gerlitz (three performances) Other productions:
fl (+ picc, alto), ob (+c.ang), 2 cl (1.+ sop. sax, b.cl.; 2.+ alto sax, Eb cl, b.cl), bsn (+ cbsn)/111/
perc/hp/str (30221)
libretto by Emma Warner and John Casken
Cast of characters:
Prince Stepan Kasatsky /Father Sergius (bass-baritone), Stephen (tenor),
Countess Marie Korotkova /Mary/Makovkina/Film Star/Gir /Pasha/The Woman (soprano)
chorus (MzMzTTBarBar)
Private recording. Please contact Schott London promotions@schott-music.com
Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels (same production as premiere) (four performances)
Neue Oper Wien, KlangBogen Festival, Vienna, 2004 (four performances)
Published by Schott Music, performance material for hire