What Next? (opera)
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What Next? is the only opera to date by Elliott Carter. The libretto is by Paul Griffiths. It was written in 1997-8 on a commission from Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin and premiered there on September 16, 1999 in a fully staged production conducted by Daniel Barenboim. The U.S. staged premiere was in July, 2006 at the Tanglewood Music Festival under James Levine.[1]
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[edit] Roles
| Premiere, 16 September 1999 (conductor-Daniel Barenboim) |
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| Mama | soprano | Lynne Dawson |
| Stella | contralto | Hilary Summers |
| 'Harry or Larry' | baritone | Hanno Müller-Brachmann |
| Rose | soprano | Simone Nold |
| Zen | tenor | William Joyner |
| Kid | boy alto | Ian ? |
[edit] Synopsis
The story involves six characters who, though physically unhurt, react to their involvement in a car accident.
[edit] Recordings
Elliott Carter: What Next? - Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor: Peter Eötvös
- Principal singers: Valdine Anderson, Sarah Leonard, Hilary Summers, William Joyner, Dean Elzinga, Emauel Hoogeveen
- Recording date:
- Label: - ECM 1817 (CD)
