A wax figure (A swan? A man?) perched on the water
During the unfolding of the opera the figure is disarmed, diluted, vanished
A water surface, lighted from below with white light
The singer's feet in the water
Water: a rectangle eight inches wide and several meters long
In a screen some images are projected
While the audience gets is the singer is sitting with her feet in the water. We can read Lohengrin by Salvatore Sciarrino on the screen
Other images: white surface / bell / serum / stairs / sky / water / hips /
The musicians behind the singer, aligned
Standing or sitting, as more appropriate
The chorus in chairs in front of the water
There, in front of the singer, other empty chairs
Alejandro Tantanian
Lohengrin
by Salvatore Sciarrino
(Argentinean premiere)
with
Lía Ferenese as Elsa / Lohengrin
Set and costumes
Oria Puppo
Lights
Jorge Pastorino
Ensemble Opera Nova (Zurich, Switzerland)
Musical direction
Pierre Strauch
Stage direction
Alejandro Tantanian
Running time: 55 minutes.
Premiere: November 2003, Centro de Experimentación del Teatro Colón, (CETC), Buenos Aires, Argentina