general information

composition date

1940-1941

duration

2h 10 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Opus

op. 85, Trenner 279

Libretto (details, author)

Clemens Krauss.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

soprano [dramatique, rôle majeur], contralto [dramatique, rôle majeur], tenor [rôle majeur], 2 baritones [rôle majeur], solo bass voice [rôle majeur], soprano [rôle mineur], 2 tenors [rôles mineurs], solo bass voice [rôle mineur], 4 solo bass voices

4 tenors, 3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, basset horn, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussionist, harpsichord, 2 harp, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 6 double basses

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