Richard Farber: Composer, Director, Ballet, Teacher, Theatre, Playwright, Opera

Principal Works

This list does not include works for television, translations, adaptations,

teaching, conducting, radio plays directed other than my own, the many productions for various Israeli radio stations, music for educational institutions, or public service like the arts council theater committee or head of theater composer's union. This list does not include dramatic works not yet produced but does include productions of same work in different languages. Hobbies and sports activities other then the one important solo exhibition are not included. Starting in 2005 I have included chamber music.

Operas, ballets and stage plays that I wrote/composed are in bold.
Radio works are in Italics.
Dir. indicated that I directed the production.

2011	completed conposed the entire book of Heine poetry Verschedene
2010 2010	An Opera "Before Ken 'n Barbie" has been commissioned by the WDR. Seraphine, Yolenta und Marie, and In der Fremde -- song cycles on texts by Heine, along with works for solo piano were performed in Wuppertal and recorded by the WDR in a concert called Nie Zuhause
2009 2009	In October there will be a concert of all of my four song cycles with texts by Heine in Essen. Some of my Heine Lieder were performed in concert in Erfurth
2008	A Concerto Grosso for Percussion & Orchestra has been commission by the WDR and the Duisberger Philharmoniker premiere on Sunday 27 April as part of the WDR Musikfest Yolante und Marie, a song cycle for voice and piano, text Heine, for Peter Shea Heine
2006	Impromtu and Invention for viola and violin. Dialogues for piano solo Miniatures for solo clarinet Seraphine, a song cycle on poems by H. Heine 4 Solo Sonatas
2005	Dichotomy - a Symphony was premiered in concert at the WDR in Cologne on 30 April 2005 at 22:00 on the Nachtmusik program. The broadcast was two weeks later. Angelique, a song cycle on poems by H Heine 37 Depression Miniatures, a pocket opera was recorded in a 'concertante version' by the music department of WDR Colonge in October. I conducted and played the speaking part of the conductor.
2003	*A Stone, Just a Little Stone* Radio Play RB dir. Stage Direction, to Love in Jerusalem Beer Sheva
2002	Operation Midnight Opera Bonn Opera 5 1/2 and other Ballet Music Double CD ICL Israel Stage Direction, Poetry as theater Beer Sheva
2001	Stage Direction, The Color Pearl Beer Sheva
2000	The Argo Mission Radio Play WDR dir. Stage Direction, Backyard Games Beer Sheva
1999	MicKrophones, Radio Play WDR dir. Stage Direction, Under Milkwood Beer Sheva
1996	The Eternal Triangle Trio Opera Cologne+Vienna Oriental Textiles, A Composer's Collection Exhibition Krefeld Dichotomy Radio Opera SFB/WDR dir.
1995	Music for Lights - Animated Film Jerusalem
1994	Dracula & the Ballerina in Chains Opera Pfalztheater
1993	The Quest to Polyphonia Opera Tel Aviv
1991	Music for Mann im Schatten - Ballet Stuttgart 27 Depression Miniatures Radio Sonata SFB/WDR/DRS dir.
1990	The Quest to Polyphonia Opera Stuttgart Castle Doors, a Homage to M.C. Esher Radio lithography BRT Brussels dir.
1989	A SeaSide Story Radio Play SWF dir. Metropolis Tel Aviv Radio city portrait WDR,ORF dir.
1988	*The Last Clochard Radio Novel* SFB/K.I./DRS dir. *The Plastic Knight* Radio Operetten BR dir. Music for J. G. Borkman - Habimah
1987	Noise and Music Radio Sonata BR dir. Music for Ha-Em - Ballet Inbal Dance Theater Footfalls Radio Cartoon KRO Holland
1986	Count Dracula of Balkavina Radio Opera BR dir. *An Exile* Radio Play WDR+RB dir. *Four Dreams of Death* Radio Sonata ORF dir. Tears {Tranen} Radio Play KRO Holland dir.
1985	*Private Mourning Public Grief* Radio Play France Culture Music for Ytzhak the Crybaby - Akko Festival Music for The Lady and the Pedlar - Haifa Theater
1984	*Private Mourning Public Grief* Radio Play RB dir. Toy Operettes Radio Opera BR dir. *Down Woods Down* Radio Play ORF dir, *Tears [Larmes]* Radio Play France Culture
1983	Encounters with Red Headed Women, a Novel Vienna *Words of Affection* Radio Play HR, dir. *Wind Sand Sun Sea* Radio Play KRO Holland dir.
1982	*Spot(t)-Operetten* Radio Opera BR dir. *The Comedy Team* Radio Play WDR *The Gates of Jerusalem* Radio Play RB+BR dir. Music for Illuminatus - J erusalem Khan
1981	*Wind Sand Sun Sea* Radio Play RB Music for Impression of Tel Aviv - Ballet Bath Sheva
1980	*Wind Sand Sun Sea* Radio Play France Culture *The Cave* Radio Play SR dir. Music for tis Pity Shes a Whore - Beer Sheva theater Music for 5 Finger Exercise - Beer Sheva Theater Music for The Human Voice - Beer Sheba Theater Music for Tyre and Jerusalem - Akko Festival Music for Rashomon - Jerusalem Khan
1979	Music for The World We Live In - Beer Sheba Theater Music for The Doll House Beer Sheba Theater Music for Ionesco Evening - Beer Sheba Theater Music for Blood Knot - Beer Sheba Theater Music for The Magic Brothers - Beer Sheba Theater
1978	From Ben Gurion to the Sea Stage Play Jaffa Music for The Terrible Deed - J erusalem Khan Music for Jerusalem Images - Jerusalem Khan Music Music for Saved - Beer Sheba Theater
1977	Mr. Death, Sir Puppet Play Jerusalem

SR, BR, WDR, SFB, HR are German Broadcasting Networks. Only the original producing companies are listed and not other stations that later broadcasted the same work. ORF is Austrian. DRS is Swiss. KRO is Dutch.
BRT is now called VRT is Belgian. K.Y. is the Voice of Israel - only the one coproduction with European stations is listed and not the many works in Hebrew.

Operation Mitternacht

Cast Polyphia Stuttgart

Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurth

Writing something or other

Under the banner of Polyphonia

photo Dina Guna