CORD MEIJERING COMPOSER

CORD MEIJERING

KALIF STORCH

Singspiel commissioned by Kiel Theater, artistic director: Daniel Karasek

libretto by
Alexander Gruber

composed by
Cord Meijering’s Young Composers Class at Chiffren Project Kiel: Marei Bock
Deborah Eilers
Judith Eilers
Leah Eilers
Sami Gayed
Laura Kleiter
Tabea Kleitke
Hannah Kleitke
Franziska Lieder
Chuxian Li
Anton Rabe

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dramatis personae
Ursula, auch: Lusa, Eule Störchin - Sopran
Aishe, auch: Suleika, Störchin, Zauberin, Fatme - Mezzosopran
Kaschnur, auch: Radioreporter - Tenor
Assad (Kalif von Bagdad), auch: Storch - Bariton
Mansor (sein Freund und Wesir, auch: Storch - Bass

chamber ensemble
1 piccolo flute, 1 clarinet Bb, 1 trumpet C, 1 Marimbaphon, 1 Piano, 1 Violin, 1 Violoncello, 1 Contrabass

composed in
2010-2011

duration
approx. 1 hours 10 minutes

dedicated to
no dedication

first performance
April 14, 2012 Theater Kiel, Germany

publisher
EDITION MEIJERING

performing artists
Instrumentalists of Theater Kiel Orchestra
Conductor: Bettina Rohrbeck
Stage Director: Friederike Karig
Stage Design: Christine Hielscher

Singers: Juliane Harberg, Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Michael Mueller, Simon Robinson, Marek Wojciechowski.