Description

Also version for soprano and reduced orchestra: 2222 2200 11 1, cel, str

Instrumentation

3232 4331 12 1, cel, str, sopr solo

Category

Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra

Lyricist

Extracts from an interrogation of a victim (Mademoiselle Théroigne de Méricourt) of the turbulent events surrounding the French revolution, the transcript of a Stasi interrogation in East Germany during the 1960s and the transcript of the trial of Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning (F,G,E)​

Premiere

Barbara Hannigan (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Royal Festival Hall, London, January 28, 2015

More

• Magnus Lindberg: Revolution, Cold War and WikiLeaks (on Boosey&Hawkes website)

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