George Benjamin / Wolfgang Rihm

George Benjamin / Wolfgang Rihm

Archive 2006
Music
Opéra Bastille
novembernov 27

© Photo : Michiharu Okubo ©

George Benjamin
Three Inventions (1995)
At First Light (1982)
Wolfgang Rihm
Gedrängte Form (1998)
Oliver Knussen
Songs without Voices, opus 26(1991-1992)
 Ensemble Modern
Conducted by George Benjamin
Co-presented by Opéra national de Paris and Festival d’Automne à Paris
With the support of SACEM

In this second part of his portrait, Benjamin manifests another facet of his talent: his ‘painterly’ use of instrumental textures in lending color to his music, and the sophisticated nuances that he marshals in order to awaken musical emotion. If his scores make immediate sense to the listener, it is thanks to their meticulous construction and brutally seductive quality.

See also

Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
octoberoct 25 – 31

George Benjamin, Martin Crimp
Picture a day like this

MusicOpera
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Picture a day like this, the fourth opera by two master-craftsmen, one of words, the other of sound, Martin Crimp and George Benjamin, is a universal tale which is as unreal as it is full of emotions. The piece is a magical fable about human nature and self-discovery.