general information

composition date
1956-1957
duration
1h 50 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Frederick Ashton d’après Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Mixed instrumental ensemble of more than 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
male dancer [nombre non spécifié]

2 flutes (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, 2 harp, guitar, celesta (also piano), violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
September 27, 1958

Londres, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

interpreters

Hans Werner Henze : direction, The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton : chorégraphie, rôle titre : Dame Margot Fonteyn, Lila De Nobili : décors.

observations

Personnages : Tirrenio : roi des eaux, Undine : une nymphe, sa fille, Palemon : le chavalier infidèle, Beatrice : fiancée de Palemon, un hermite, tritons, nymphes, chasseurs, hôtes, masques napolitains, pêcheurs, gens de mer, peuple, serviteurs.


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