The Innocence of God – a multimedia music theatre

text: Achim Thorwald, Andrea Molino

written: in 2003/04

duration: full evening

first performance: Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater, 30.4.2004
as part of "17. Europäische Kulturtage Karlsruhe 2004"
Co-production of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe with Fabrica Communication Research Centre of the Benetton Group
Cast of the first performance: conductor: Andrea Molino; director: Achim Thorwald; dramaturge: Margit Poremba; scenic design, costumes: Fabrica Design (Brunno Bojanic Jahara; Masahiro Fukuyama; Jaime Hayon); Fabrica Video (Andrea Molino, Giulio Tami; Joe Togneri); Fabrica Graphic Design: Federico Vanin, Omar Vulpinari; Fabrica Interactive: Harun Alikadic, Enrique Grullon, Martin Redigolo, Andy Cameron, Andrea Masiero; Audio Designer, Live Video System (Holger Stenschke); Audio Designer (Cornelius Bohn); Technical Coordination (Giorgio Collodet)

publisher: Nuova Stradivarius

recording: The production of the world premiere is available on dvd.

instrumentation:
Variations in distribution and technical realization for other CREDO performances are possible.
Names in brackets: cast of the first performance.

voice (David Moss)
   
voice (Joy Frempong)
voice (Gunnlaug Thorvaldsdottir)
     
saxophone (Raphael Camenisch)
cello (Hugo Smit)
percussions (Marco Giovinazzo, Mauro Gino, Giovanni Delfino)
     
actor: Nathan (Michael Rademacher)
speakers: (Yves Hinrichs; Marc-Philipp Kochendörfer; Jannek Petri; André Wagner; Jochen Neupert; Matthias Christian Rehrl)

Orchestra (Badische Staatskapelle)
4 fl. (2. u.3. also picc., 4. also fl. in G); 4 ob. (4. also EH); 4 cl. (4. also bcl., 3. also cl. in Es); 4 bs. (4. also cbbs.) / 6 hr. 4 tr. 4 trb. cbtb. / hp. pno. / Pk. 5 perc. / 16. 14. 12. 10. 8.

Live satellite connections
Istanbul: Gonca Girgin (kânun, voice); Neset Kirsehirli (mey); Hakan Kaya (darbuka, percussions); Oguz Icsoz (coordination)
Jerusalem: Ranin Hanna (voice); Mark Eliyahu (kamanche); Itamar Shahar (ney flute); Noam Aharon (spanish lute); Alon Farago, Yael Ornan (coordination)
Belfast: Suzanne Savage (voice, fiddle); Jarlath Henderson (pipes); Kevin Mc Cullagh (fiddle); Laura Henderson (harp); Rohan Young (bodhran); Rebecca Morris (coordination)

Additional audio recordings
(Klangforum Wien: Eva Furrer, Fl.; Dimitrios Polisoidis, Vla., Benedikt Leitner, Vc.; Uli Fussenegger, Kb.; Gerald Preinfalk, Sax.; Christian Kapun, Kl.; Lukas Schiske, Schlzg.)