Thanks To My Eyes is the first opera by the Italian Swiss composer Oscar Bianchi. It was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2011 and received its Belgian premiere at the La Monnaie in Brussels in March 2012. The same year further performances took place in Europe. The libretto by Joël Pommerat is based on his former play Grace a mes Yeux.
Roles
RoleVoice typePremiere cast, Aix-en-Provence July 2011Conductor: Frank Ollu AymarCountertenorHagen Matzeit The Fatherbass-baritoneBrian Bannatyne-Scott The Mothercomedian Anne Rotger A Young Woman in the Nightsoprano Keren MotseriA Young Blonde Womansoprano Fflur Wyn A man with long hairmime Antoine Rigot
Instrumentation
Flute (C Flute, bass Flute and Piccolo), Recorder (sopranino Recorder, soprano Recorder, tenor Recorder, bass Recorder and Paetzold contrabass Recorder in F), Clarinet (Clarinet in Bb, bass Clarinet in Bb and contrabass Clarinet in Bb), Saxophone (soprano Saxophone, alto Saxophone and Eb Tubax), Trumpet in C (doubling Flugelhorn), Trombone, Percussion, Accordion, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass, Electronics.
References
External links
Trailer of Thanks to My Eyes on YouTube. Thanks to My Eyes Live excerpts from Aix-en-Provence representations on YouTube. Editions Durand announcement interview of Oscar Bianchi about Thanks to My Eyes Arte's extras Arte's broadcast