general information

composition date
1969-1970
revisition date
1977
duration
2h
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Libretto (details, author)

Luciano Berio, Furio Colombo, Umberto Eco, Alessandro Striggio/Claudio Monteverdi, Susan Yankowitz avec le Open Theatre de New York, V. Ottolenghi.

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
10 actors, 2 solo sopranos, solo tenor, solo baritone, 2 sopranos, 2 contraltos, 2 tenors, 2 bass voices

2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 saxophones, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, electric guitar, piano, electric organ, violin, 6 violas, 4 cellos, 4 double basses

information about the creation

date
August 12, 1970

États-Unis, Santa Fe

interpreters

l'Open Theatre Ensemble, Emily Tracy, Barbara Shuttleworth, Douglas Perry, Richard Lombardi, direction : Dennis Russell Davies, mise en scène : Roberta Sklar et Luciano Berio.

date
May 27, 1977

Italie, Florence

interpreters

Anastasia Tomaszewska, Schepis, Alide Maria Salvetta, Gerard English, Giancarlo Montanaro, Swingle II, direction : Bruno Bartoletti, mise en scène : Giovanni L. Radice.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
sons fixés sur support

observations

  • Deux mouvements d'Opera peuvent être joués séparément : Air (1969) et Melodramma (1970), voir chaque pièce séparément.
  • La révision inclue Agnus (1971) et E vo'(1972).

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Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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