general information

composition date

1995

duration

1h 50 min

editor

Schirmer

Commission

Santa Fe Opera

Libretto (details, author)

Texte de Manuella Halterhoff

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo bass voices

2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, 5 tenors, 3 baritones, non-speaking actor, unspecified choir, 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 percussions, piano (also electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer), harp, strings

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