general information

composition date

1952-1956

duration

4h

editor

Schott

Libretto (details, author)

Graf Carlo Gozzi d’après Heinz von Cramer

type

detailed formation

Soloist

solo tenor [le roi], solo soprano [le jeune fille], solo bass-baritone [le gouverneur], 2 solo sopranos [Scollatella I et II], solo mezzo-soprano [Scollatella III], 2 solo contraltos [Scollatella IV ; une dame en noir], 2 solo tenors [buffos : Checco ; Coltellino], mime [clowns chantants ad lib., cerf : rôle muet], female dancer [le peroquet], solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto, solo tenor, solo bass voice

4 flutes [dont 1 sur scène], 3 oboes, 4 clarinets [dont 1 sur scène], 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 6 trumpets [dont 3 en do sur scène], 2 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, 6 timpani, glockenspiel (also vibraphone [sur scène]), harp, 2 celestas [dont 1 sur scène], piano, accordion (also mandolin), guitar, celesta [sur scène], organ [sur scène], mandolin [sur scène], violin [sur scène]

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