Prom 11: Stockhausen

19 Jul 2013, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Fri 19 Jul 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 11: Stockhausen

22:15 Fri 19 Jul 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra perform Welt-Parlament, the a cappella Babel tower centrepiece of Stockhausen鈥檚 opera Mittwoch aus 鈥楲icht鈥�. Sound-projectionist Kathinka Pasveer oversees Gesang der J眉nglinge, the visionary composer鈥檚 first masterpiece.

Programme

- - Karlheinz Stockhausen
  - Gesang der J眉nglinge(14 mins)
  - Mittwoch aus 'Licht' 鈥� Welt-Parlament(40 mins)London premiere

Performers

Eleanor Gregory
soprano
soprano
Louise Wayman
soprano
soprano
Amy Wood
soprano
soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones
alto
alto
Claire Eadington
alto
alto
Ksynia Loeffler
alto
alto
Martha McLorinan
alto
alto
Peter Davoren
tenor
tenor
Ashley Turnell
tenor
tenor
Christopher Watson
tenor
tenor
James Birchall
bass
bass
John Evanson
bass
bass
Adrian Horsewood
bass
bass
Timothy Murphy
bass
bass
Themba Mvula
bass
bass
Nicholas Perfect
bass
bass
Kathinka Pasveer
sound projection
sound projection
Ex Cathedra Choir
Jeffrey Skidmore
director
director

Composers

Karlheinz Stockhausen

About this event

Last summer Graham Vick鈥檚 Birmingham Opera Company transformed a disused factory in Digbeth into the fantastical world of Karlheinz Stockhausen鈥檚 epic opera Mittwoch aus 鈥楲icht鈥� with two bactrian camels, four helicopters and a wash of yellow light.

Tonight Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore revisit the babel tower of the opera鈥檚 most dazzling section, Welt-Parlament (鈥榃orld Parliament鈥�): a multilingual a cappella tour de force of extended vocal techniques. Written 30 years earlier, Gesang der J眉nglinge has been hailed as Stockhausen鈥檚 first electronic masterpiece, a mind-popping sonic translation of the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

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