general information

composition date
1968
duration
1h 12 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Dedicatee
'To Dmitri Shostakovich'
Opus
81
Libretto (details, author)

William Plomer, d’après Le Nouveau Testament

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice(s), choir(s) and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
2 solo tenors [the Tempter/Abbot, the Younger Son], solo bass-baritone [the Father], solo baritone [the Elder Son], 5 soprano children voices, 3 tenors, 3 baritones, 2 bass voices [chœur des servants]

alto flute (also piccolo), horn, trumpet, percussionist, harp, organ [de chambre], viola, double bass

information about the creation

date
June 10, 1968

Aldeburgh Festival, Oxford Church

interpreters

English Opera Group, direction : Benjamin Britten ; production : Colin Graham.


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