Hygiène de l'Assassin

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Gilles Wiernik (Tach) and Laure Delcampe (Nina) in the ORW production
(photo © Opera Royal de Wallonie ORW Jacky Croisier)

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Music from Daniel Schell  (© Sabam 1995)
Libretto from Daniel Schell (© Sabam 1995) in collaboration with and based on the novel by Amélie NOTHOMB „ Hygiène de l’Assassin" published by Albin Michel; Paris (© 1992)

Characters

Prétextat Tach, 83 Nobel prize Bass-Baryton
Nina, 30 5thjournalist Soprano
Furet 1st journalist Counter-ténor
Coq 2d journalist Tenor
Singe 3d journalist actor
Sanglier 4th journalist Baryton
Souris a journalist Mezzo-Soprano
Mésange a journalist Soprano
The nurse actor
Grand Choir


Opera Royal de Wallonie, Première February 11 2000.

New production from the ORW,  (General Director:  Jean-Louis Grinda) .

Musical Direction : Jean-Pierre Haeck. Stage direction: Frederic Roels.
Costumes and set: Valérie Urbain. 
Featuring Gilles Wiernik (Tach), Laure Delcampe (Nina), Marcel Arpots (Journaliste Furet), Christine Solhosse (Journaliste Coq), Patrick Pircak ( Journaliste Sanglier), Chamber orchestra from ORW.

The première hapened on February 11, 2000 in Liège.

 

(photo © Opera Royal de Wallonie ORW Jacky Croisier)

Création:


"Hygiène de l'Assassin", a command of L'L, Michèle Braconnier, from the Communauté Française de Belgique and the Aeronef of Lille, Jean-Pascal Reux,  was created in Anderlecht, Brussels, Ecole des Vétérinaires, on November 15  95 and in Lille, Aeronef on December 1st. Musical conductor: Marc Michael De Smet.  Stage director:  Jacky Lautem.

Singrs : Prétextat Tach, Gilles Wiernik - Nina,  Marie-Paule Fayt - Furet, Jean Fürst - Coq, Aldo de Vernati - Sanglier et Singe, Thierry Marchant - Souris,  Martje vande Ghinste -Mésange,  Cécile Kempenaars -

Nina:  Marie-Paule Fayt and the journalist Sanglier: Thierry Marchant in the stage direction of  Jacky Lautem

Musicians: Ensemble Karo with  Emmanuel Suys: clarinet -  Jan Kuijken: cello -  Luc Gerard: electronic keyboards - Stefan Poelmans: harmonium - Wolfgang Daiss: tiptar - Pierre Narcisse: percussion, tabla .  Electronics by Markus Reuter and Daniel Schell (computer programming). Scores by Bert Cornelis and Claudia Wester.

Choir : Ex Tempore-Goeyvaerts Consort avec Veerle Verhaege (Sop), Greta Joris (Alt), Vera Van de Sompele (Alt), Dimitry Goethals ( C.Ten) , Tom Denys (Ten) , Gert Dhaene (ten), Kobe Bayens (ten) , Rudy Tambuyser (bas), Bart Tambuyser (Bas), Joachim Brachse (bas) .
Set: José Froment - Costumes: Agnès Dubois - Technical direction: Philippe Warrant- Make-up: Jean-Pierre Finotto
Production: "L’ L" , Bruxelles, Michèle Braconnier

In 1996: Astrid Vehstedt reworked the stage direction. - Nina : Anne Horbach -
A CD (Clic Music) is available from this version.

Nina: Anne Horbach - Prétextat Tach: Gilles Wiernik in the stage direction of Astrid Vehstedt

Plan:


Scene 1: Obscurity Tach and the journalist Furet. In the Café 1: Souris, Furet, Coq and Sanglier, the Grand Choir
Scene 2 : The dinner and the expurgation Tach (silent) , Coq (sung), Singe (spoken), l’Infirmière(spoken). In the Café 2: Souris, Singe and Sanglier , the Grand Choir
Scene 3 The bath Tach (silent), Sanglier (sung) et l’infirmière (silent). In theCafé 3 : Furet, Coq and Sanglier, the Grand Choir
Scene 4 The strangulation Tach and the journalist Nina Nina, Souris, Mésange, Furet, Coq, Sanglier, and Tach. The Grand Choir


Résumé


The complete resumé in French on   Hygiène


Notes by Daniel Schell

Press:

"Opéra international"  - april 2000

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