Daan Janssens

Composer

Menuet

Opera in three parts after Louis Paul Boon (2016-2017) (85′)

Libretto by Barbara Engelhardt, Fabrice Murgia & Daan Janssens

Commissioned by LOD

For three voices (two sopranos, baritone), nine instruments and electronics

Instruments: Clarinet (doubling Bass clarinet and Contrabass clarinet), Bassoon (doubling Contrabassoon), Horn, Trombone, Piano, Accordeon, Percussion, violoncello, Contrabass

The electronic part of Menuet was created in collaboration with Jean-Marc Sullon (Centre Henri Pousseur)

First Performance: 19/04/2017, Antwerp, De Singel

Tineke Van Ingelgem (die Frau), Cécile Granger (das Mädchen), Rainmund Nolte (der Mann)

SPECTRA conducted by Filip Rathé

Staging by Fabrice Murgia

Electronics develloped at Centre Henri Pousseur

Photos: Kurt Van Der Elst (LOD)