Thomas Adès (1971)

Scenes from The Tempest (2005)

for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2005
    • Duration: 40 mn
    • Publisher: Faber Music, Londres
    • Opus: 22a
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Livret de Meredith Oakes, d'après The Tempest de Shakespeare

Detailed formation
  • soloists: solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor, solo baritone
  • 3 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets [dont une en la] (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, 2 percussionists, timpani, piano [droit] , strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 February 2005
    Location:

    Etats-Unis, Los Angeles


    Performers:

    Cyndia Sieden, Toby Spence et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Los Angeles, direction : Thomas Adès.

Observations

Act 1 Sc. 4-5 et Act 2 Sc. 4 de l'opéra The Tempest (2004)