MarieLuise
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| Title: | MarieLuise |
| Shape: | Chamber opera in 17 pictures |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Gernot Schedlberger |
| Libretto : | Kristine Tornquist |
| Premiere: | December 31, 2012 |
| Place of premiere: | Vienna, siren opera theater at the Palais Kabelwerk |
| Playing time: | about 2 hours |
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MarieLuise is a two-hour chamber opera in 17 pictures by Kristine Tornquist (libretto, 2011) and Gernot Schedlberger (music, 2011/12).
action
The chamber opera is about the Siamese twin couple Marie and Luise. At the beginning of the action, both are in absolute harmony in their common body, but develop political ambition in the course of the action in order to bring their experiences together. As a result, however, they come more and more into opposition to one another, also because they are not familiar with the political mechanisms, power struggles and intrigues as lateral entrants. This self-inflicted alienation, skillfully promoted by the (mostly male) political competitors, culminates in the desire of both to no longer want to live in the same body, and they decide to have an operational separation carried out in order to better achieve their goals separately can. The treating physicians sense career opportunities and business, but also warn of the risks, especially before: both must be aware that - due to their physical capabilities - only one of the two will be able to survive. The operation succeeds, but unexpectedly Luise, who was predicted by the doctors to have a lower chance of survival, remains alive. Resignation follows her awakening and she regrets what happened.
layout
Sequence of scenes
- overture
- Marie and Luise
- The individual people
- The yellow party
- Hairdresser and press
- Career
- poll
- opposition
- The purple party
- Alexander
- intrigue
- Election campaign
- Marie or Luise
- The doctors
- surgery
- awakening
- Postplay / epilogue
occupation
In his fifth chamber opera (his op. 30), Schedlberger used a line-up of eight singers (sometimes double roles), an actor and a 12-piece chamber orchestra, with the two bass clarinets in the chamber orchestra being the musical equivalent of the Siamese twin couple.
- Piccolo / Flute / Alto Flute (1 player)
- Bass clarinet 1
- Bass clarinet 2 / clarinet in Bb
- Horn in F
- Trumpet in Bb
- accordion
- Piano / Celesta (1 player)
- Percussion
- two violas
- violoncello
- double bass
Work history
MarieLuise was commissioned by the Sirene Opera Theater . The world premiere took place in Vienna on December 31, 2012 in the Palais Kabelwerk . Further performances followed on January 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th 2013. The production was a cooperation between the siren opera theater and the Austrian Society for Contemporary Music (ÖGZM). The musical director was Gernot Schedlberger , the director was Kristine Tornquist , and the production manager was Jury Everhartz .
Singer / actor
- Iwona Sakowicz (Marie)
- Salina Aleksandrova (Luise)
- Richard Klein (Fux / Chop)
- Johannes Schwendinger (Falk / Dimezza)
- Johann Leutgeb (Hirsch / Neher)
- Günther Strahlegger (Bock / Morcellier)
- Gerhard Hafner (hairdresser / reporter)
- Lisa Rombach (reporter / sister Dolores)
- Klaus Rohrmoser (Dr. Z)
Leading team
- Gernot Schedlberger , musical director
- Kristine Tornquist , director
- Andrea Költringer, stage
- Hans Lindner, Jakob Scheid , Michael Liszt, Clemens Miggitsch, Franz Jackel, stage construction
- Markus Kuscher, costumes
- Edgar Aichinger, light and technology
- Antonia Jurkovic, mask
- Benjamin McQuade, Kaori Nishii, accompanist
- Theresa Busch, assistant director
- Isabelle Gustorff, dramaturgy
- Marianne Korner, mathematical advice
- Katja Graf, animal training
- Jury Everhartz , production management
Musician
- Claudia Schiske (flutes)
- Thomas Schön (bass clarinet 1)
- Sabine Zwick (bass clarinet 2 / clarinet)
- Hermann Ebner (horn)
- Hermann Mitterer (trumpet)
- Bojana Foinidis (accordion)
- Benjamin McQuade (piano / celesta)
- Berndt Thurner (percussion)
- Ines Nowak-Dannoritzer (viola 1)
- Martina Reiter (viola 2)
- Francois-Pierre Descamps (violoncello)
- Antal Rácz (double bass)
The representative of the City of Vienna for Universities and Research Alexander Van der Bellen took on the protection of honor for the performances .