Opera in two acts for soli, choir and orchestra
Characters: Prospero (Baritone, cello on stage), Miranda (Soprano lirico), Ariel (2 Sopranos, Mezzosoprano, Alto, flute on stage), Caliban (Baritonee), Alonso (Tenor), Ferdinando (Mezzosoprano), Antonio (Tenor), Stefano (Bass), Trinculo (Alto) Orchestra: 3 Flutes (II also Flute in G, III also piccolo), 3 Oboes (II also English Horn, III also Oboe d’amore), 3 Clarinets in Bb (III also Bass Clarinet), 4 Bassoons (IV also Contrabassoon), Saxophon Tenor, Saxophon Baritone (1 player), 4 French Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in Bb, 4 Trombones Tenor-Bass , Tuba, Percussions ( 6 players), Harp, Celesta, Piano, 12 Violins I, 10 Violins II, 8 Violas, 6 Cellos, 5 Double Basses (all with 5th string)
Duration:
Year: 2005
Published by Rai Com (RTC 1082)
Text: Friedrich Christian Delius and Luca Lombardi, from “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare. The booklet is available in 4 languages: English, German, Italian and Neapolitan
Commissioned by the Nuremberg Opera House.
World premiere: 15/04/2006, Nuremberg Opera House.
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute on stage
Christoph Spehr, cello on stage
Hans-Christoph Begemann, baritone
Review: “Sull’Isola di Prospero” by Gabriele Becheri