general information

composition date
1958-1961
duration
2h 5 min
editor
Schott
Dedicatee
in memory of Natalie Koussevitsky
Commission
Koussevitsky Foundation
Libretto (details, author)

Sir Michael Tippett

type

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

information about the creation

date
May 29, 1962

Royaume-Uni, Coventry Cathedral Festival

interpreters

Covent Garden Orchestra, direction : Sir John Pritchard, mise en scène : Sam Wanamaker.

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