Biography

Born in 1955, composer Pascal Dusapin has rapidly established himself as one of the strongest and most original personalities in music today. He is the author of numerous works, including five operas (among them Perelà, uomo di fumo, premiered at the Opéra Bastille in 2003, and Faustus, The Last Night at the Berlin Staatsoper in 2006). He holds the Chair of Artistic Creation at the Collège de France for 2006-2007.

Operas

  • Roméo et Juliette (1985-1988), premiered in 1989 in Montpellier (France)
  • Medeamaterial (1991), premiered in 1992 at the Opéra de la Monnaie in Bruxelles
  • To be sung (1992-1993), premiered in 1994 in Nanterre/Théâtre des Amandiers (France)
  • Perelà, uomo di Fumo, commissioned by the Opéra national de Paris, premiered at the Opéra Paris-Bastille on February 24, 2003, conducted by James Conlon and directed by Peter Mussbach (Prize 2003 of the Critic Association)
  • Faustus, The Last Night, premiered on January 21, 2006, at the Berlin Deutsche Staatsoper (Unter den Linden)
  • The Aix-en-Provence Festival has commissioned a new opera from Pascal Dusapin for its July 2008 season. Editions Salabert (BMG) publishes the works of Pascal Dusapin, mainly recorded by Naïve/Classic

Selected bibliography

Latest issue

  • Dusapin P., Une musique en train de se faire, Paris, Seuil, coll. « La librairie du XXIe siècle », 2009.

    Ce volume est né de son enseignement au Collège de France à la chaire de création artistique.