Günter Bialas

Meyerbeer Paraphrases

Movement sequence: Pastorale and Echo/Ballet I/Four versions of a coloratura aria/Ballet II/(To be extended at this point by a solo piano piece, which is not included in the score and must be requested separately if you wish to include it)/Reminiscences/Fanfares

People: Any characters from Meyerbeer's operas (e.g. Count, noblewoman, page, servant, country people, warrior, skater, priest, Anabaptist)

Orchestra: Picc, 2, 2, 2, 2 - 4, 3, 3, 1 - 3 Pk, Schlg (3) - Hfe, Klav (also solo) - Str (divided several times)/35 minutes

Premiere on 12. May 1974 in Hamburg: Hamburg State Opera, solo piano Jürgen Lamke, Philharmonic State Orchestra, musical direction Christoph Eschenbach, choreography and staging John Neumeier, stage design Marco Arturo Marelli, costumes Silvia Strahammer