Per Nørgård (1932)

Siddharta (1979)

Play for the Expected One, opera for voices and orchestra


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1979
    • Duration: 2 h
    • Publisher: Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhague
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Per Nørgård & Ole Sarvig

Detailed formation
  • ensemble of vocal soloists(2 soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, 2 tenor, 2 baritone, bass voice)
  • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 percussionists, piano, strings

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