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.Clark, Andrew, "Music: Salzburg Festival" (13 August 1999). Financial Times, p. 12. Sylvain Cambreling conducted the soloists, the Tölzer Knabenchor and Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Centro Tempo Reale for the live electronics and the ensemble Klangforum Wien.
Roles RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 13 August 1999(Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling)RsopranoHildegard BehrensGeneralbaritoneFrode OlsenPhanueltenorMatthias KlinkNinobaritoneDavid MossOrvidmezzo-sopranoMonica BacelliA man without agebaritoneUrban MalmbergSindacobaritoneMartin Blasius3 Construction workerstenorFritz SteinbacherbaritoneMartin HaltrichbaritoneTore DenysWoman in laborsopranoCarolina AstanelSaphirtrumpetGabriele CassoneAbulafiatromboneChristian Lindberg
References
External links Entry in the Salzburg Festival Archive