Johannes Kalitzke - Die Besessenen CD

Johannes Kalitzke (*1959)

Die Besessenen

Opera in four acts (2008–2009)

Libretto by Christoph Klimke after the eponymous novel by Witold Gombrowicz

Work commissioned and produced by Theater an der Wien

Live recording of the world premiere, 19 February 2010

[01] First Act 22:47

[02] Second Act 17:20

[03] Third Act 21:02

[04] Fourth Act 14:01

total time: 75:11

Maya (soprano) Hendrickje van Kerckhove

Madame Ocholowska (mezzo-soprano) Noa Frenkel

Cholawicki (baritone) Leigh Melrose

Leszczuk (tenor) Benjamin Hulett

Prince Holszanski (male alto) Jochen Kowalski

Skolinski (bass) Manfred Hemm

Maliniak (baritone) Rupert Bergmann

Stage director Kasper Holten

Set design Steffen Aarfing

Costume design Marie í Dali

Lighting design Jesper Kongshaug

Klangforum Wien

Vera Fischer / Wolfgang Zuser, flutes

Markus Deuter, oboe

Bernhard Zachhuber / Olivier Vivarès, clarinets

Lorelei Dowling, bassoon

Gerald Preinfalk / Lars Mlekusch, saxophone

Christoph Walder, horn

Anders Nyqvist, trumpet

Andreas Eberle, trombone

József Bazsinka jun., tuba

Annette Bik / Gunde Jäch-Micko / Sophie Schafleitner / Fani Vovoni, violin

Dimitrios Polisoidis / Andrew Jezek, viola

Benedikt Leitner / Andreas Lindenbaum / Nikolay Gimaletdinov, violoncello

Dario Calderone / Maximilian Ölz, double bass

Christopher Brandt, electric guitar

Virginie Tarrête, harp

Krassimir Sterev, accordion

Lukas Schiske / Björn Wilker, percussion

Florian Müller, piano

Alfonso Alberti, keyboards

Peter Böhm & Florian Bogner, sound design

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor