general information

composition date
1979-1984
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Libretto (details, author)

Italo Calvino

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo bass-baritone, solo tenor, actor, 3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass voice, actor [nombre non précisé], acrobat [nombre non précisé], female dancer [nombre non précisé]

3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, percussionist, celesta, electric organ, accordion, piano

information about the creation

date
August 7, 1984

Autriche, Salzbourg

interpreters

Theo Adam, Heinz Zednik, Helmut Lohner, Patricia Wise, Karan Armstrong, Sylvia Greenberg, Rohangiz Yachmi, Samy Molcho, Thomas Moser, Alfred Muff, Georg Tichy, Wildhaber, Gonda, Ionescu, Sima, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel.

similar works

Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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