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Kabbalah
dance opera in seven movements
libretto by Michael Korie
Edition: Performance material
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Kabbalah is an abstract dance opera in seven movements that traces the development of Jewish mystical thought. It presents an unbroken string of rituals intoned by ten singers, and is predominantly performed in languages of exile: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Medieval Spanish and German. The text of its middle movement is extracted from conversations between the opera’s collaborators and a rabbi of Jerusalem’s Western Wall.
A profoundly meditative experience, Kabbalah thoughtfully represents the repressed history of Jewish mysticism. Wallace’s score blends Middle Eastern tonalities with quasi-minimalist structures, contemporary techniques, and shades of jazz. The accompanying ensemble consists of five performers who employ a stunning variety of instruments, including the harpsichord, tabla, talking drum, and hammer dulcimer.
A profoundly meditative experience, Kabbalah thoughtfully represents the repressed history of Jewish mysticism. Wallace’s score blends Middle Eastern tonalities with quasi-minimalist structures, contemporary techniques, and shades of jazz. The accompanying ensemble consists of five performers who employ a stunning variety of instruments, including the harpsichord, tabla, talking drum, and hammer dulcimer.
Orchestral Cast
Reed I:fl.afl.bcl.ssax-Reed II:fl.ob.ca.cl.bcl-1perc(wdbl, b.d, mar, dulcimer, tabla, talking drum, timb, cong)-pno(hpd)-vc.db
Content
I Sha'ar Yetzirah
II Sha'ar HaBrit
III Sha'ar Shemot
IV Sha'ar Tikkon
V Sha'ar Hechalot
VI Sha'ar Sitra Ahra
VII Sha'ar HaShabbat (Sh'ma)
II Sha'ar HaBrit
III Sha'ar Shemot
IV Sha'ar Tikkon
V Sha'ar Hechalot
VI Sha'ar Sitra Ahra
VII Sha'ar HaShabbat (Sh'ma)
Cast
Tiferet · soprano - Malchut · soprano - Binah · mezzo-soprano - Hod · alto / mezzo - Gevurah · contralto - Chochmah · tenor - Netzach · baritone - Yesod · baritone - Chesed · bass-baritone - Keter · bass
More Information
Title:
Kabbalah
dance opera in seven movements
libretto by Michael Korie
Language:
Aramaic, German, Hebrew, Mittelalterliches spanisch, English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1989
Duration:
90 ′
World Premiere:
Nov 1989 · New York, NY (USA)
Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival 1989
Conductor: Joshua Rosenblum
Original staging: Ann Carlson · Choreography: Ann Carlson
(scenic)
Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival 1989
Conductor: Joshua Rosenblum
Original staging: Ann Carlson · Choreography: Ann Carlson
(scenic)
Technical Details
Product number:
LSMC 20275
Delivery rights:
Worldwide
Performances
Kabbalah
Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival 1989
Conductor: Joshua Rosenblum
November 1989 |
New York, NY (United States of America) — World Premiere
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