Dienstag aus Licht Dienstag aus Licht Dienstag aus Licht (Tuesday from Light) is an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen in a greeting and two acts, with a farewell, and was the fourth of seven to be completed for the opera cycle "Licht: die sieben Tage der Woche" (Light: The Seven Days of the Week). It was begun in 1977 and completed from 1988 to 1991, to a libretto by the composer. "Dienstag" is an opera for 17 solo performers (three singers, 10 instrumentalists, 4 dancer-mimes), actors, mimes, choir, orchestra, and electronic music. Tuesday is the red day of conflict between Michael and Lucifer .
Dienstag aus Licht As was the case for most of the operas in the "Licht" cycle, component sections of "Dienstag" were commissioned and composed separately, and given seriatim premieres. The first component of this opera was in fact the first part of the entire "Licht" cycle to be composed: "Jahreslauf" (Course of the Years), which became the first act of "Dienstag", was originally written in 1977 as an independent piece for gagaku ensemble. Stockhausen finished it in Kyoto in the fall of 1977, and it was premiered by the Imperial Gagaku Ensemble at the Tokyo National Theatre on 31 October. This version is