general information

composition date
1973
duration
2h 25 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
'To Peter'
Opus
88
Libretto (details, author)

Myfanwy Piper d’après la nouvelle de Thomas Mann

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo countertenor [the voice of Apollo], solo tenor [Gustav von Aschenbach], solo bass-baritone [the traveller/multiple role]

2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 5 percussionists, timpani, harp, piano, 6 violins, 4 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses [cordes minimum]

information about the creation

date
June 16, 1973

Angleterre, Oxford, Aldeburgh Festival

interpreters

English Opera Group, Peter Pears : ténor, John Shirley-Quirk : baryton, James Bowman : haute-contre, danseurs du Royal Ballet, enfants du Royal Ballet School, English Chamber Orchestra, direction : Steuart Bedford.


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