Le nubi non scoppiano per il peso

Composer: Mauro Lanza (Italy/France)
Commissioned by Integra and Philippe Hurel for Ensemble Court-Circuit (France)
Published by Casa Ricordi, Milano
Instrumentation: 9 musicians, soprano, computer-controlled water drops and electronics
Duration 21’
Live electronics by Kent Olofsson, Malmö Academy of Music (Sweden), Rain machine conception by Thierry Coduys, La Kitchen, Paris, Rain machine realisation by Simon Cacheux
First performance: Omo Bello soprano, with Ensemble Court-Circuit conducted by Jean Deroyer, Ultima Festival, Oslo, 11 September 2011

Additional Integra performances: Omo Bello soprano, with Ensemble Court-Circuit conducted by Jean Deroyer, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, 19 September 2011; Loré Lixenburg, soprano, with Athelas Sinfonietta conducted by Pierre-André Valade, Integra Festival, Copenhagen, 27 September 2011