Anthropocene
Work details
“Anthropocene shows that the art form of opera has lost none of its fascination in the 21st century and can captivate an audience far beyond a small circle of connoisseurs. The State Theater has pulled off a coup with this production…”
(Florian Oberhummer, Salzburger Nachrichten)
Libretto by Louise Welsh
Cast: 2Sop/Mez/2Ten/Bar/BBar/Bass
Orchestration: 2(II=picc/afl).2(I,II=obd’A,corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=cbn)-2.2.2.0-perc(2)-harp-strings(10.8.6.6.4 / minimum 5.4.3.2.2)
Duration c.120'
Commissioned and premiered by Scottish Opera (2019)
Further productions at Theater Bielefeld (2023) and Salzburger Landestheater (sched. 2024)
Scottish Opera mini-site with full synopsis and photography
Operavision.eu mini-site with full synopsis
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