general information

composition date
1970
duration
1h 46 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
'To Joan and Isador Caplan'
Commission
'British Broadcasting Corporation' pour la télévision
Libretto (details, author)

Myfanwy Piper d’après Henry James

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone [Owen Wingrave], solo bass-baritone [Spencer Coyle], 3 solo tenors [Lechmere, General Sir Philip Wingrave, Ballad Singer], 3 solo sopranos [MissWingrave, Mrs Coyle, Mrs Julian], solo mezzo-soprano [Kate]

2 flutes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, timpani, harp, piano, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets

information about the creation

date
May 16, 1971

Transmission télévisée

interpreters

English Chamber Orchestra, direction : Benjamin Britten ; production : Colin Graham et Brian Large.


date
May 10, 1973

Première représentation scénique

interpreters

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Steuart Bedfod : direction ; Colin Graham : production.


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