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Isabella and Oskar are a couple well into middle age but they play together like two children. They make up innocent games that are laced with erotic innuendo. Through these they hope to liberate themselves from their deepest prejudices, commitments and fears. As a result of these games, the relationship surprisingly reveals that creativity and self destruction for them are inseparable. Isabella's need to find her true identity leads the couple into the world of rites, whose libretto they have written themselves, but which doesn't turn out to be so innocent—and where love is a deadly weapon.The erotic charge between Isabella and Oskar creates a tense atmosphere in this chamber opera, and the intense music reflects the spectrum of human emotions, setting the pace for this story of the struggle of the spirit that the woman and the man have to face over and over again.The opera was commissioned by Asociación Hoquetus & Camerata del Gran Teatro Falla and Festival Imeroamerico de Teatro de Cádiz, Spain and the composition funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Arts Council of Finland. The first performance was directed by Katariina Lahti and it took place in November 2, 2012 at the Music Theatre Kapsäkki, Helsinki, Finland.Scenes of the opera:1. Ritos Funerarios / Funeral Rites2. Mascarada / The Masquerade3. Ejercicios de digitación / Finger Exercises4. Variaciones sobre un minueto / Variations on a Menuet5. Ejercicio de higiene / An Exercise in Hygiene6. Estrellas Pulsátiles / Binary Stars7. Icebergs8. Incisiones / Slicings9. Cartografía / Cartography10. Altar / The Altar11. Degustación / The Tasting

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Abbreviation	Instrument
Woodwind
acl	alto clarinet
afl	alto flute
arec	alto recorder
asax	alto saxophone
barsax	baritone saxophone
barhn	baritone horn
bcl	bass clarinet
bfl	bass flute
bob	bass oboe
bsax	bass saxophone
bsn	bassoon
cbsn	contrabassoon
cl	clarinet
ehn	English horn
fl	flute
hn	French horn
ob	oboe
pic	piccolo
rec	recorder
sax	saxophone
srec	soprano recorder
ssax	soprano saxophone
trec	tenor recorder
tsax	tenor saxophone
Brass
ahn	alto horn
atrb	altotrombone
barhn	baritone horn
btrb	bass trombone
cornet	cornet
euph	euphonium
fhn	flugelhorn
hn	French horn
tba	tuuba
thn	tenor horn
trb	trombone
trp	trumpet
Percussion
dr	drums
glock	glockenspiel
mar	marimba
perc	percussion
timp	timpani
vibr	vibraphone
xyl	xylophone
Strings
db	double bass
gamba	viola da gamba
str	strings
vla	viola
vlc	cello
vln	violin
Other
acc	accordion
cel	celesta
cemb	harpsichord
chords	chords
elbas	electric bass
elg	electric guitar
elorg	electric organ
elpno	electric piano
guit	guitar
harm	harmonium
hca	harmonica
hp	harp
instr	instrument
kantele	kantele
keyb	keyboard
live electr	live electronics
mand	mandolin
mel	melody
org	organ
pno	piano
synth	synthesizer
tape	tape
Vocal
alto	alto
baryt	baritone
basso	bass voice
ch	choir
chc	childrens choir
chf	female choir
chm	male choir
chx	mixed choir
cten	countertenor
mezzo	mezzo-soprano
sopr	soprano
speaker	speaker
ten	tenor
voc	vocal

Symphony orchestra
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings
Wind band
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists
Big band
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums
Additional codes
+	fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo
/	pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ
lib	ad libitum
obl	obligato
str	str: 65432 = specified number of string players
str min	str min: 65432 = at least 65432
str max	str max: 65432 = not more than 65432
solo	vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin