Gilles Wiernik (Tach) and 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), 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)
A video excerpt of the aria ‘Trente Ans’ https://youtu.be/T0Bs3b9uR80
The libretto in video : video
The first 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 |
Notes by Daniel Schell
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