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God's Liar

an opera after Tolstoy (2000) - 110 mins.
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

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:
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

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