general information

composition date
1960
duration
2h 24 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'Dedicated to Stephen Reiss'
Opus
64
Libretto (details, author)

Adaptation de William Shakespeare par Benjamin Britten et Peter Pears

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos [dont 1 colorature], solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto, solo countertenor [ou contralto], 3 solo tenors, 2 solo baritones, solo bass-baritone, 3 solo bass voices

2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, harpsichord (also celesta), 2 harp, sopranino recorder [sur scène, nombre non précisé], wood block [sur scène, nombre non précisé], hand cymbals [sur scène, nombre non précisé]

information about the creation

date
June 11, 1960

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

interpreters

Aldeburgh Festival, direction : Benjamin Britten ; production : John Cranko.


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