Into the Little Hill

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Into the Little Hill is a modern chamber opera by composer George Benjamin, known for its politically charged retelling of the Pied Piper story through an innovative, minimalist musical language.

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instanceOf chamber opera
basedOn Pied Piper of Hamelin
basedOnAuthor Brothers Grimm tradition
characters The Crowd
The Minister
The Minister’s Wife
The Stranger
commissionedBy Ensemble Modern
Festival d’Automne à Paris
Opéra National de Paris
composer George Benjamin
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception highly acclaimed
duration approximately 40 minutes
features extended instrumental techniques
unusual instrumental colors
firstRecordingConductor George Benjamin
firstRecordingEnsemble Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
firstRecordingLabel Nimbus Records
followedBy Written on Skin
genre contemporary classical music
hasLibrettoForm sung narrative shared between two singers
language English
librettist Martin Crimp
librettoStyle elliptical
poetic
narrativeForm non-naturalistic
notableProduction Festival d’Automne à Paris 2006 production
numberOfActs 2
orchestration chamber ensemble
partOf George Benjamin’s stage works
premiereCity Paris
premiereDate 2006-11-22
premiereLocation Opéra Bastille Studio
linked to: Opéra Bastille
publisher Faber Music
structure two-act opera
style minimalist
modernist
theme betrayal
corruption
politics
state power
xenophobia
vocalForces contralto
soprano
two female singers

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George Benjamin notableWork Into the Little Hill