’Traces (El rastro)’ is a chamber opera for soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and electronics.
It was written for a workshop during the Darmstadt festival 2014 but is a part of a 3 part chamber opera called ”The Illuminated Traces of Ligeia". This chamber opera has the subtitle ’a visual audiodrama’ and should focus on this when performed. It can be performed either as a chamber music piece or as a short chamber opera. It is 15 minutes long, with text inspired by the Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez & two poems by Inger Christensen and Pentti Saarikoski.
The characters in ’Traces’ are:
Nina - soprano
Will - tenor
Narrator - mezzo soprano
’Traces’ is a part of the chamber opera "The Illuminated Traces of Ligeia”. The Darmstadt version is not the one that will be final in the chamber opera. The instrumentation will then be:
Singers: Soprano, Mezzo soprano, Tenor & Bass
Musicians: Fl, Cl, Prc, Pno, Acc, Ztr, Vln & Vlc
Other: Choir, Electronics & Dancer
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This piece is published on Edition-S. For more information about the piece or other, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For only information about hiring material, send an e-mail to s[email protected].
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Material to download:
Score (contact the publisher Edition-S) Recording 3 Soundfiles (contact the publisher Edition-S)
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Listen: Nr 49 (Traces)
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Dress rehearsal with the singers Jessica Aszodi (sopr), Clara Stengard Hansen (mezz sopr) & Hitoshi Tamada (ten) & the ensemble Interface with the conductor Stefan Schreiber playing on the 14th of August 2014 in Darmstadt, Germany during the Darmstadt festival. Ensemble Interface consists of: Bettina Berger (flute), Andrea Nogy (clarinet), Angus Wilson (percussion), Anna D’Errico (piano), Alicja Pilarczyk (violin) & Christophe Mathias (cello)
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Text:
Narrator:
Jeg ser de lette skyer I see the light skies
Jeg ser den lette sol I see the light sun
Jeg ser hvor let de tegner I see how easy they paint
Et endeløst forløb An endless continuum
som om de føler tillid as if they feel trust
Til mig der står på jorden To me standing on the ground
Som om de ved at jeg As if they know that I
Er deres ord. Am their words.
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Will:
¿Es algo grave? Is it bad?
Nina:
No. Not really.
Es sólo un pinchazo. It is just a little sting.
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Nina:
Si alguien nos quiere encontrar será If someone wants to find us, it
muy fácil. Sólo tendrá que seguir el will be easy. He only needs to
rastro de mi sangre en la nieve. follow the traces of my blood in the snow.
Imagínate, un rastro de sangre en la Imagine, a trace of blood in the snow,
nieve desde Madrid hasta París. the whole way from Madrid to Paris.
¿No te parece bello para una canción? Wouldn’t it be nice for a song?
[Canción de Nina] [Nina’s song]
Él llegó, él vio y la siguió. He came, he saw and followed.
Siguió mi rastro en la nieve. Followed my trace in the snow.
Una nieve que tenía un color. A snow which had the colour.
El color del amor, la vida, la desesperanza. The colour of love, life, despair.
Él no pudo resistir He could not resist
para encontrar la fuente. to find the source.
Él no pudo resistir mi rastro. He could not resist my trace.
Mi rastro de sangre es visible My trace of blood is visible
sin parar desde Madrid hasta París. the whole way from Madrid to Paris.
Mi vida se está quedando sin mí. My life is running out of me.
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No te asustes. Don’t get scared.
Lo único que puede suceder The worst thing that can happen
es que este caníbal me corte la mano is that this cannibal cuts off my hand
para comérsela. and eats it.
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Narrator:
Taivas nöyrtyy The sky surrenders
ja ajattelu and thoughts
ei vie mihinkään do not bring us anywhere
me olemme aina we are constantly
eksyksissä lost
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[Canción de Will] [Will’s song]
Will:
Él vino, él, el tonto, y estrangulado. He came, him the fool, and strangled.
Estrangulado por el amor de su vida. Strangled the love of his life.
Una vida que de él no es digna. A life of which he's not worthy.
Si alguna vez fue digan de él. If worthy was ever for him.
¿Cómo voy a pasar? How can I ever go on?
Dame la oportunidad de empezar de nuevo. Give me a chance to start over.