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

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

trumpet, 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 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]

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