general information

composition date
1993
duration
2h 15 min
editor
Hans Sikorski, Karlsruhe
Libretto (details, author)

Livret de de Richard Bletschacher.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
3 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 contraltos, 2 countertenors, 4 tenors, 3 baritones, solo bass voice

3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 5 percussions, mandolin, guitar, theorbo, harp, celesta, piano (also harpsichord), organ

information about the creation

date
May 26, 1995

Autriche, Vienne, Staatsoper

interpreters

l'Orchestre du Staatsoper de Vienne, Mstislav Rostropovich, direction, Cesare Lievi, mise en scène.

observations

Il existe une version révisée de cette œuvre par Ernst Märzendorfer en 2000.


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