I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky

I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
Los Angeles

Genre Opéra-comédie musicale
Nb. d'actes Un acte
Musique John Adams
Livret June Jordan
Langue
originale
Anglais
Sources
littéraires
Témoignages des victimes du tremblement de terre de 1994
Durée
approximative
environ 80 minutes
Dates de
composition
1995
Création mai 1995
Berkeley en Californie États-Unis États-Unis


I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky est un opéra/comédie musicale de John Adams, livret de June Jordan, créée en mai 1995 à Berkeley (Californie) dans une mise en scène de Peter Sellars.

Historique

L'histoire de I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky est basée sur les suites du tremblement de terre de Los Angeles en 1994, et décrit les réactions de sept jeunes américains de milieux social et ethnique divers durant l'événement. Le titre est l'une des réactions d'un des personnages, sa traduction est : Je regardais le plafond et soudain je vis le ciel.

Discographie

  • Enregistrement de la création de l'œuvre sous la direction de John Adams chez Nonesuch Records 79473-2.
  • Orchestre Philharmonique de Montpellier dirigé par René Bosc chez Actes Sud OMA34102.
  • Portail de la musique classique Portail de la musique classique
  • Portail de l’opéra Portail de l’opéra

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