general information

composition date
1993-1994
duration
1h 40 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

Peter Greenaway

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo sopranos, 2 solo tenors, solo baritone, unspecified solo female voice [jazz]

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 4 oboes, 2 alto saxophones (also soprano saxophone), 2 bass clarinets (also 2 tenor saxophones, 2 baritone saxophones), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, 2 electric guitars, 2 pianos, 4 violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses, sheng - sho - mouth organ, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer [synthétiseur]

information about the creation

date
November 2, 1994

Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Netherlands Opera

interpreters

Lyndon Terracini : Rosa, Marie Angel : Esmeralda, le Netherlands Opera, le Schoenberg Ensemble et l'ensemble Asko, direction : Reinbert de Leeuw, Peter Greenaway : mise en scène.

observations

Enregistrement : Lyndon Terracini, Miranda Van Kralingen, Marie Angel, Christopher Gillett, Roger Smeets, Phyllis Blanford/Schoenberg Ensemble, Asko Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw, cd Nonesuch 7559 79559-2.


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