general information

composition date
1947-1951
duration
2h 30 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Libretto (details, author)

W.H. Auden, Chester Kallman

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano [lyrique], solo mezzo-soprano [dramatique], solo contralto, 2 solo tenors, solo baritone, 2 solo bass voices

2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harpsichord (also piano)

information about the creation

date
September 11, 1951

Italie, Venise, Teatro La Fenice

interpreters

le chœur et l'orchestre du Teatro alla Scala, Milan, direction : Igor Stravinsky, mise en scène : Carl Ebert, scénographie : Nicola Benois.


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