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North American Works Directory Listing
| Composer: |
Anne-Marie Fijal
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| Librettist: |
Robert Walser
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Philippe Nahon, Music Director; Hans Engel, Stage Sirector; Gavin Semple, Set and Costume Designer; Linda Babins, Lighting Designer
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| Original Cast: |
Mel Braun (baritone), Marc Feldman (bassoon), Peter Parthun (cello), Maya Kyoko de Forest, Daryl Strain and Ralitza Tcholakova (violins), Trish Beret, Scott Fethorn, and Peter Pavlovsky (string bass)
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| Premiere Date: |
August 12, 1998
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| Producing Company: |
The Banff Centre for the Arts
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| Description: |
The Kissis a song cycle "trio" for three groups of performers by French composer Anne-Marie Fijal. The three groups are made up of: baritone, bassoon, and cello; a trio of string basses; and a trio of violins. Fijal uses the poem ^The Kiss`, by Swiss/German poet Robert Walser (1878-1956), for her libretto. In it the King, a ghostly stroller played by the baritone, haunts and lives in the performance through his singing+--+a symbolic figure not unlike the Commendatore in ^Don Juan`.
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| Orchestration: |
bassoon, 3 violins, cello, 3 string basses
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| Musical Style: |
Staged song cycle
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| Contact: |
Theatre Arts, Banff Centre for the Arts
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| Address: |
Station 21, Box 1020
Banff, AB T0L 0C0 Canada
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Schedule of Performances Listings
The Kiss
( Fijal)
Wednesday, August 12, 1998 - Banff Centre
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