general information

composition date
1968
revisition date
1971, 1990
duration
1h 10 min
editor
Schott
Dedicatee
In memoriam Ernesto Guevara
Libretto (details, author)

Ernst Schnabel

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano [la mort], solo baritone [Jean Charles], narrator [Charon]

4 flutes (also 2 piccolos, 2 alto flutes), oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn, heckelphone, Eb clarinet, clarinet, basset horn [ou clarinette alto], bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, piccolo trumpet, 2 trumpets, bass trumpet, 3 trombones, bass trombone, 3 tubas [ophicléides alto et basse ou bombardon, 1 bombardon ou tuba en fa], contrabass tuba, Wagner tuba, timpani, 5 percussionists, 2 harp, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, piano, electric organ, 12 violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
December 9, 1968

Hambourg, NDR

interpreters

Edda Moser : soprano, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau : baryton, Charles Regnier : récitant, chœur et orchestre de la NDR, direction : Hans Werner Henze.


date
January 29, 1971

Vienne

interpreters

Edda Moser : soprano, William Pearson : baryton, Helmut Janatsch : récitant, chœur et orchestre symphonique de l'ORF, direction : Miltiades Caridis.

  • création scénique : le 15 avril 1972, Nürnberg, Städtische Bühnen, direction : Hans Gierster, mise en scène : Wolfgang Weber, décors : Peter Heyduck, costumes : Margret Kaulbach, direction de chœur : Adam Rauh.

Part titles

  • Première partie : Die Einschiffung zum Untergang
  • Deuxième partie : Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen

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