Since October 2014, I have acquired 50 new scores of contemporary operas. Here they are :
- John Adams : A Flowering Tree, full score, Hendon Music, 2006, 377 p.
It contains : the plot, cast, table of contents and detailed orchestral setting.
- John Adams : El Niño, full score, Hendon Music, 2000, 382 p.
It contains : instrumentation, table of contents.
- Thomas Adès : Powder Her Face, full score, Faber Music, 2015, 549 p.
It contains : characters with complete cast for the first performance (London, Almeida Theatre, July 5, 1995), Ensemble, Percussion requirements, Performance notes, Scenes, Synopsis (5 pages)
- Gerald Barry : The Importance of Being Earnest, full score, Schott Music, 312 p.
It contains : casts for first concert performance (Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 2011) and first staged performance (Nancy, March 17, 2013), characters, instrumentation, performance notes.
- Giorgio Battistelli : Prova d'orchestra, full score (facsimile), Ricordi, 1997, 356 p.
It contains the full orchestral setting.
- George Benjamin : Written on Skin, full score, Faber Music, 2015, 401 p.
It contains : cast for the first performance (Aix-en-Provence, July 7, 2012), characters, instrumentation, percussion requirements, percussion distribution by player, performance notes, synopsis.
It contains : characters, instrumentation.
- Luciano Berio : Outis, full score (facsimile), Ricordi, 1996, 357 p.
It contains : instrumentation, characters.
- Philippe Boesmans : Julie, full score, Ricordi, 2004, 385 p.
It contains : characters and instrumentation.
- Philippe Boesmans : Reigen, full score (facsimile), Ricordi, 2003, 451 p.
It contains : characters with vocal ranges, instrumentation
- Hans-Jürgen von Bose : Schlachhot V, full score, Ricordi, 1995, 508 p.
It contains : date of the world première performance (Munich, July 1, 1996), characters, instrumentation.
- Luc Brewaeys : L'Uomo dal fiore in bocca, full score, Donemus, 2014, 83 p.
It contains : cast for the first performance (Brussels, February 9, 2007), scoring, performance note.
- Elliott Carter : What Next ?, full score, Boosey & Hawkes, 2011, 281 p.
It contains : characters, situation, percussion key, orchestra and soloists.
- Azio Corghi : Il dissoluto assolto, full score, Ricordi, 2004, XVI - 311 p.
It contains : characters, instrumentation, details of the percussion section, complete libretto in Italian.
- Randal Corsen : Katibu di Shon, full score, Donemus, 2013, 259 p.
It contains : scoring and duration.
- Peter Eötvös : Lady Sarashina, full score, Ricordi, 2007, 223 p.
It contains : complete cast for the world première performance (Lyon, March 4, 2008), orchestration, technical requirements, list of percussion instruments.
- Scott Eyerly : The House of the Seven Gables, vocal score, Bill Holab Music, 2001, 455 p.
It contains : setting, thumbnail sketch, scenes, principals, supporting roles, production notes, optional cuts, cast for the world première (Manhattan School of Music, NY, December 6, 2000), instrumentation, detailed synopsis, contents (13 pages altogether).
- Luca Francesconi : Ballata, full score (2 volumes, facsimile), Ricordi, 2002, 491 p.
It contains : contents, orchestration, characters.
- Osvaldo Golijov : Ainadamar, full score, Boosey & Hawkes, 2003, 209 p.
It contains : contents, instrumentation, approximate duration.
- Micha Hamel : Snow White, full score (3 volumes), Donemus, 2007, 639 p.
It contains : complete cast for the world première performance (Nationale Reisopera, January 2008), duration, the complete libretto (in English), the detailed scoring.
- Jake Heggie : Dead Man Walking, full score, Bnt Pen Music, 2004, 2 volumes, 543 p.
Additionnal information include : cast of the first performance (San Francisco, October 7, 2000), orchestration, cast of characters, contents with setting and characters.
- Jake Heggie : The End of the Affair, full score, Bent Pen Music, 2009, 2 volumes, 612 p.
The first volume gives the following information : orchestration, cast for the world première performance (Houston, March 4, 2004), characters, and contents.
- Jake Heggie : Moby-Dick, vocal score, Bent Pen Music, 2011, 586 p.
It contains : cast for the the world première (Dallas, April 30, 2010), cast of characters, contents.
- Jake Heggie : Three Decembers, full score, Bent Pen Music, 2013, 171 p.
It contains : cast for the first performance (Houston, February 29, 2008), instrumentation, characters, time and place.
- Bo Holten : Gesualdo - Shadows, full score, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2014, 119 + 122 p.
The score contains no additional information about the work.
- Bo Holten : Livlægens Besøg (The Visit of the Royal Physician), full score (2 volumes, facsimile), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2009, 440 p.
The score contains no additional information about the work.
- Guus Janssen : Noach, full score (2 volumes), Donemus, 1998, 299 p.
It contains : contents, cast, instrumentation, duration.
- Willem Jeths : Hôtel de Pékin - Dreams for a Dragon Queen, full score (2 volumes), Muziek Centrum Nederland, 2010, 179 + 98 p.
It contains : instrumentation, cast, duration.
- Niels Marthinsen, Skriftestolen (The Confessional), full score (2 volumes), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2006, 623 p.
It contains : characters, contents, instrumentation.
- Niels Marthinsen, Snehvides Spejl (Snow White's Mirror), full score (2 volumes), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2011, 454 p.
It contains : contents, characters, duration, instrumentation.
- Martijn Padding, Laika, full score (4 volumes), Stichting Donemus Beheer, 2013, 121 + 66 + 95 + 79 p.
It contains : contents, duration, characters, instrumentation.
- Stephen Paulus : The Postman always Rings Twice, full score (2 volumes, facsimile), Schott, 1982,
475 p.
It contains : cast, places, orchestration, a note on the set, contents with description.
- Tobias Picker : Dolores Claiborne, full score (2 volumes), Schott Helicon Music Corporation, 2013,
252 + 185 p.
It contains : composer's note, complete cast for the world première performance (San Francisco,
September 18, 2013), table of contents, instrumentation, cast of characters.
- Tobias Picker : Emmeline, full score (2 volumes), Schott Helicon Music Corporation, 1996, 213 + 219 p.
It contains : places of action, characters, instrumentation.
- Tobias Picker : Fantastic Mr. Fox, full score (2 volumes), Schott Helicon Music Corporation, 1998,
379 p.
It contains : cast of creatures, instrumentation, table of contents.
- Tobias Picker : Thérèse Raquin, full score (2 volumes), Schott Helicon Music Corporation, 2002, 432 p.
The score contains no additional information about the work.
- Kevin Puts : Silent Night, full score, Aperto Press, 2011, 249 p.
It contains : cast, contents, instrumentation, cast for the world première (Saint Paul, MN, November 12, 2011), creative team.
- Aribert Reimann : Melusine, full score, Schott, 2017, 409 p.
It contains : characters, instrumentation, duration, table of contents.
- Poul Ruders : Kafka's Trial, full score (2 volumes), Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 2014, 559 p.
It contains : orchestra, scene breakdown, characters, abbreviations.
- Salvatore Sciarrino : Lohengrin, full score (facsimile), Ricordi, 1984, 5 + 131 p.
It contains : characters, instrumentation, symbols and performance notes.
- Salvatore Sciarrino : Luci mie traditrici, full score, Ricordi, 1998, XIV - 276 p.
It contains : table of contents, instrumentation, characters, complete libretto (in Italian), technical notes for the performance.
- Salvatore Sciarrino : Macbeth, full score, Ricordi, 2001, 373 p.
It contains : introduction by the composer, characters, instrumentation, table of contents, technical notes for the performance.
- Rodion Shechedrin : Boyarina Morozova, full score, Schott, 2008, 167 p.
It contains : cast for the world première performance (Moscow, October 30, 2006), characters, instrumentation, duration, complete libretto in German and in English.
- Rodion Shchedrin : A Christmas Tale, full score, Schott, 2017, 394 p.
It contains : cast for the world première performance (Saint Petersburg, December 26, 2015), characters, orchestra, table of contents, complete libretto in Russian, English and German.
- Rodion Shchedrin : The Left-Hander, full score, Schott, 2014, 302 p.
It contains : dates of concert and staged premières (Saint Petersburg, June 26 and July 27, 2013), characters, orchestra, table of contents, complete libretto in English (separate booklet).
- Marijn Simons : Emilia Galotti, full score (2 volumes), Stichting Donemus Beheer, 311 p.
It contains : cast for the world première performance (Koblenz, October 25, 2014), duration, characters, instrumentation, play modes.
- Giuseppe Sinopoli : Lou Salomé, full score (facsimile), Casa Ricordi, 1980, 257 p.
The score contains no additional information about the work.
- Mikis Theodorakis : Medea, full score (2 volumes), Schott, 2014, 388
It contains : date of first performance (Bilbao, October1st, 1991), duration, details of recording (Wergo), instrumentation, characters, table of contents, detailed synopsis in English, Greek, German and French.
- Michael Torke : Strawberry Fields, full score, Adjustable Music, 2005, 135 p.
It contains : cast, instrumentation, first performance (Cooperstown, NY, July 17, 1999).
- Huw Watkins : In the Locked Room, full score, Schott, 2012, 154 p.
It contains : date of the first performance (Edinburgh, August 30, 2012), duration, characters, instrumentation.
I now have 95 scores of contemporary operas. I have catalogued all my books, opera recordings and scores on LibraryThing. Here is the link to the scores collection.
