Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Paul Bunyan (1940)
Operetta in 2 acts, based on the story of the American 'folkhero' Paul Bunyan
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1940
Revision dates: 1976
- Duration: 1 h 54 mn
- Publisher: Faber Music, nº 50680 1
- Opus: 17
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Libretto (details, author):
W. H. Auden
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Composition date:
1940
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 narrator [Paul Bunyan] , 3 solo tenors [Johnny Inkslinger, HotBiscuit Slim, Sam Sharkey] , 1 solo baritone [Hel Helson] , 1 solo bass voice [Ben Benny]
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe, 2 clarinets (also 1 alto saxophone), 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 3 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 celesta), 1 violin [sur scène] , 1 guitar [sur scène] , 2 double basses [sur scène]
Premiere information
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Date:
5 May 1941
Location:Brander Matthews Hall, New York
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Date:
4 June 1976
Location:Aldeburgh Festival, The Maltings, Snape
Performers:English Music Theatre, direction : Steuart Bedford.