Title
KOMA
Subtitle
Opera with a text by Händl Klaus
Category
Stage Work
Duration
90:00
Number of performers
31
Roles
Michaela: soprano (sitting in the audience, only singing during the dark passages, not recognisable as a person during the performance) · Jasmin: soprano · Alexander/Mother: baritone/countertenor · Michael: bass-baritone · actors: Dr. Auer (female) · Dr. Schönbühl (female) · Janos (nurse) · Nikos (nurse) · Zdravko (nurse) · [The actors require no musical skills or knowledge. They should be able to react to acoustic signals and they must be willing and able to follow timing instructions given by the conductor required by the work.]
Instrumentation
2 (also picc.) · 0 · 2 (in B) · 0 - 1 (in F) · 0 · 2 - perc (2) - accordion - 3 Vl · 2 Va · 4 Vc · 3 Kb
Composition year(s)
2015
World premiere
2016-05-27
Rokokotheater Schwetzingen · Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele · Ruth Weber: Michaela, in a coma · Nicholas Isherwood: Michael, her husband · Lini Gong: Jasmin, her sister · Daniel Gloger: Axel, Jasmin's husband · director: Karsten Wiegand · Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra · conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer
Commissioner
Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele and Südwestrundfunk
Libretto
Händl Klaus
Publisher