French Premiere

Out at S.E.A, small collective opera for 12 hands, was supervised by a master of the genre, Péter Eötvös. Based on an absurd-genre novel by Sławomir Mrożek, six composers undertook the composition of this exquisite cadaver. Each of the novel’s protagonists has a unique musical signature. The spirit of montage and of collaborative work has led to two versions of Out at S.E.A which is now at the end of a process launched in Budapest in April 2013.

Out at S.E.A

Based on Out at Sea by Sławomir Mrozek,
commissioned by Péter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation and Budapest Music Center
with the support of the ULYSSES network
Libretto András Almási-Tóth

Zoltán Megyesi tenor – Fat
Szilvia Vörös mezzo-soprano – Medium
Maurice Lenhard baritone – Thin

Péter Barsony viola
Ditta Rochman cello
Horia Dumitrache clarinet
Conductor Hsiao-Lin Liao

Out at S.E.A 123
Music Máté Balogh, Diana Soh, Christian Flury
Out at S.E.A 456
Music Koka Nikoladze, Samu Gryllus, Mariana Ungureanu

Project produced in the framework of a composition workshop for a chamber opera intented for composers and organized by the Péter Eötvös Contemporary Foundation and the Budapest Music Center, in the ULYSSES network and supported by the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne and the European Union Culture Program. With the support of the SACD.
With the support of the ULYSSES network. This project was funded with the support of the European Commission. The views expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.