Thanks To My Eyes is the first opera by the Italian Swiss composer Oscar Bianchi. It was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2011[1] and received its Belgian premiere at the La Monnaie in Brussels in March 2012.[2] [3] The same year further performances took place in Europe.[4] [5] The libretto by Joël Pommerat is based on his former play Grace a mes Yeux.[6]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, Aix-en-Provence July 2011 Conductor: Frank Ollu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aymar | Countertenor | Hagen Matzeit | |
| The Father | bass-baritone | Brian Bannatyne-Scott | |
| The Mother | comedian | Anne Rotger | |
| A Young Woman in the Night | soprano | Keren Motseri | |
| A Young Blonde Woman | soprano | Fflur Wyn | |
| A man with long hair | mime | Antoine Rigot |
Flute (C Flute, bass Flute and Piccolo), Recorder (sopranino Recorder, soprano Recorder, tenor Recorder, bass Recorder and Paetzold contrabass Recorder in F), Clarinet (Clarinet in Bb, bass Clarinet in Bb and contrabass Clarinet in Bb), Saxophone (soprano Saxophone, alto Saxophone and Eb Tubax), Trumpet in C (doubling Flugelhorn), Trombone, Percussion, Accordion, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass, Electronics.[7]