- General information
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Composition date:
1985 - 1987
- Duration: 1 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Commission: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Houston Grand Opera et John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Libretto (details, author):
Alice Goodman
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Composition date:
1985 - 1987
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo baritones [Chou En-lai ; Richard Nixon] , 1 solo bass voice [Henry Kissinger] , 1 solo mezzo-soprano [Nancy T’ang, première secrétaire de Mao] , 2 solo contraltos [deuxième secrétaire de Mao ; troisième secrétaire de Mao] , 1 solo tenor [Mao Tse-tung] , 2 solo sopranos [Pat Nixon ; Chiang Ch’ing]
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 1 Eb clarinet (also 2 clarinets, 1 soprano saxophone), 1 soprano saxophone (also 2 alto saxophones, 1 baritone saxophone), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussionist, 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers, 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]
Premiere information
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Date:
22 October 1987
Location:États-Unis, Houston, Grand Opera
Performers:l'orchestre de Saint Luke’s, direction : Edo de Waart.
Observations
Informations techniques disponibles sur le site du compositeur (lien vérifié en mars 2010).