Cronaca del luogo (Chronicle of the Place) is an opera by Luciano Berio. The Italian libretto was compiled by his wife, Talia Pecker Berio, incorporating excerpts from Rabbinic literature and the poetry of Paul Celan and Marina Tsvetayeva. Berio himself described the work as an azione musicale (musical action) rather than an opera. It falls into five scenes and a prologue. The work received its premiere at the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, on 24 July 1999, directed by Claus Guth. Sylvain Cambreling conducted the soloists, the Tölzer Knabenchor and Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Centro Tempo Reale (Florence) for the live electronics and the ensemble Klangforum Wien.
| Librettist | Talia Pecker Berio (The libretto was compiled by his wife, Talia Pecker Berio, incorporating excerpts from the Rabbinic literature and the poetry of Paul Celan and Marina Tsvetayeva.) |
| Date of composition | 1999 |
| Premiered | 1999, July 24th (Felsenreitschule) in Salzburg, Austria |
| First published | Casa Ricordi, Milan |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 90 minutes |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
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Voice (Tenor) - Phanuel Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Orvid Voice (Tenor) - Construction worker Voice (Soprano) - Woman in labor Trumpet - Saphir Trombone - Abulafia 2x Voice (Baritone) - Construction worker |
| Autotranslations beta |
Luciano Berio: Cronaca del luogo Luciano Berio: Cronaca del luogo Luciano Berio: Cronaca del luogo |