Opera 2.0 (1st part)

Posted by Leticia Martin on May 28, 2009  |  Leave a comment

Hypermusic Prologue, the opera by Hèctor Parra with a libretto by Lisa Randall, will be premiered in Paris on 14 June at the Centre Pompidou. During the two weeks leading up to this premiere we have been able to take a closer look at the Ensemble Intercontemporain’s work on its development and production, through the rehearsals and other videos with previous information.

Thanks to Youtube we can personally experience the birth of an opera in the 21st century.

Le Monde acclaims Parra’s latest premiere

Posted by Marcel Soleda on December 20, 2005  |  Leave a comment

This past 16 December the Pompidou Centre in Paris hosted the premiere of Chamber Symphony Quasikristall, a chamber symphony with electronics by the Barcelona composer Hèctor Parra. Here is a comment from the press:

The Ensemble Intercontemporain and the IRCAM present the result of the commissions for ensemble with or without electronics. [...] Written for sixteen instruments and electronics, Chamber Symphony-Quasikristall, by the Spaniard Hèctor Parra (born 1976), advances through sequences of impeccably drawn lines and lively content. A stunning achievement.

LE MONDE | 18.12.2005