general information

composition date
1979
duration
40 min
editor
Schott

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone [lyrique : Adam], solo soprano [lyrique : Eva], solo tenor [Michael], solo countertenor [Tod], solo baritone [dramatique : Satan], solo mezzo-soprano [Sünde]

3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), Eb clarinet, 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet), contrabass clarinet, soprano saxophone, 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 5 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones (also contrabass trombone), tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, celesta, organ

information about the creation

date
August 10, 1979

Autriche, Salzbourg, Salzburger Festspiele

interpreters

Uta Maria Flake : soprano, Doris Soffel : mezzo-soprano, John Patrick Thomas : haute-contre, Siegfried Jerusalem : ténor, Bodo Brinkmann : baryton, Siegfried Vogel : baryton, ORF-Symphonieorchester et ORF-Chor, direction : Leif Segerstam.

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