Samstag aus Licht (Saturday from Light) is an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen in a greeting and four scenes, and was the second of seven to be composed for the opera cycle Licht: die sieben Tage der Woche (Light: The Seven Days of the Week). It was written between 1981 and 1983, to a libretto written by the composer and incorporating a text by Saint Francis of Assisi, and was first staged in Milan in 1984.
| Librettist | Karlheinz Stockhausen (Libretto written by the composer and incorporating a text by Saint Francis of Assisi.) |
| Date of composition | 1983 (1981-1983) |
| Premiered | 1984, May 25th (Palazzo dello Sport) in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Nr. 51-54 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
- Lucifer
Dancer - Stilt Dancer ; Lucifer Trombone - Diabolical Wind-Player Piano - Lucifer’s Dream-Player Flute - Black Cat Kathinka Percussion - The Six Mortal Senses Concert Band / Wind Orchestra / Wind Ensemble - Giant Human Face Dancer - Ribbon Dancer Percussion - Solo ; Wing-of-the-Nose Piccolo Trumpet - Michael Actor - Sovrintendente Male Chorus - Monks Other - Wild black bird; Wild Black Bird |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Samstag aus Licht, Nr. 51-54 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Samstag aus Licht, Nr. 51-54 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Samstag aus Licht, Nr. 51-54 |