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A BODY (Ένα σώμα / 2007, rev. 2014)

A chamber opera in seven tableaux
Commissioned by the Experimental Stage of the Greek National Opera

Libretto: Yannis Filias & Kharálampos Goyós, after the short story "Un corpo" by Camillo Boito
Language: Invented, Greek
Instrumentation:
Roles: Carlo (bar), Charlotte (mez), Karl Gulz (bbar)
Orchestra: fl/picc, ob/eh, cl[Bb]/bcl, hn, 2tpt, tbn, perc, harm/cel, 2vn, va, vc, db
Duration: 30'

Plot: A stylized study of two obsessive men, an artist and an anatomist, who lust after the beauty of Charlotte, the former's mistress. Eventually, their self-destructive obsession borders on necrophilia.

First production: April 10–15, 2008, Experimental Stage, Greek National Opera, Athens / 4 performances
Musical director: Theodore Antoniou
Stage director: Eugenia Arsenis
Cast: Manolis Papadakis (Carlo), Eleni Davou (Charlotte), Ioannis Idomeneos (Karl Gulz)

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Greek National Opera / 2008

Greek National Opera / 2008