Ruders: Kafka's Trial / Sondergård, Royal Danish SO, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Hanne Fischer (Mezzo Soprano)
• Johan Reuter (Baritone)
• Gisela Stille (Soprano)
• Gert Henning-Jensen (Tenor)
• Bo Hansen (Bass)
• Michael Kristensen (Tenor)
• Ole Hedegaard (Tenor)
• Johnny Hal (Voice)
• Anders (Tenor)
• Hans Lawaetz (Bass)

Conductor

• Sondergard, Thomas

Ensemble

• Danish National Opera Choir

Composer

• Poul Ruders (Composer) (1949 - )

Notes & Reviews:

The world premiere recording of Kafka's Trial by Poul Ruders, commissioned by the Royal Danish Opera for the opening season of the new Copenhagen Opera House in 2005. Ruders chose a legendary source of inspiration, Kafka's comic nightmare of a novel, The Trial. The libretto by British writer Paul Bentley has an unusual twist - it weaves Kafka's own destiny into the intricate plot of the novel - and the double story is brilliantly realised in Poul Ruders' extraordinary score.

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Ruders, Poul : Kafka's Trial, opera

• Performers: Hanne Fischer (Mezzo Soprano); Johan Reuter (Baritone); Gisela Stille (Soprano); Gert Henning-Jensen (Tenor); Bo Hansen (Bass); Michael Kristensen (Tenor); Ole Hedegaard (Tenor); Johnny Hal (Voice); Anders (Tenor); Hans Lawaetz (Bass)
• Conductor: Thomas Sondergard
• Ensemble: Danish National Opera Choir
• Notes: The Copenhagen Opera House (03/31/2005/04/04/2005)
• Running Time: 26 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001-2003
• Studio/Live: Live