The Tempest

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general information

composition date: 2003-2004
duration: 2h 2 min
editor: Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Opus: 22
Artistic collaboration(s): Tom Cairns et Moritz Junge, décors ; Moritz Junge, costumes ; Tom Cairns, mise en scène
Commission: Royal Opera House
Libretto (details, author): Meredith Oakes (en anglais), d'après The Tempest de Shakespeare

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist: 2 solo baritones [1. Prospero (baryton aigü) ; 2. Sebastian], solo soprano [Ariel], solo mezzo-soprano [Miranda], 4 solo tenors [Caliban, Ferdinand, le Roi de Naples, Antonio], solo countertenor [Trinculo], 2 solo bass-baritones [Stefano ; Gonzalo]

3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, A clarinet (also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (also bass trombone), tuba, 2 percussionists [ou 3], timpani, harp [acte III seulement], piano [droit]

information about the creation

date: February 10, 2004
: Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Opéra House, Covent Garden
interpreters: Simon Keenlyside, Prospero ; Christine Rice, Miranda ; Toby Spence, Ferdinand ; Ian Bostridge, Caliban ; Cyndia Sieden, Ariel ; Philip Langridge, Le Roi de Naples ; John Daszak, Antonio ; Christopher Maltman, Sebastian ; Lawrence Zazzo, Trinculo ; Stephen Richardson, Stefano ; Gwynne Howell, Gonzalo ; Orchestre du Royal Opera House, direction : Thomas Adès et Tom Cairns.

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