general information

composition date
1975
duration
15 min
editor
Faber Music, San Antonio, Texas
Opus
93
Libretto (details, author)

Robert Lowell d’après Phèdre de Racine

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (1 female voice and non-standard chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo mezzo-soprano

timpani, 2 percussionists, harpsichord

information about the creation

date
June 16, 1976

Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings

interpreters

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, direction : Steuart Bedford.


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