general information

composition date

1986

duration

3h

editor

Dunvagen Music Publishers

Commission

Houston Grand Opera, l'English National Opera et le Landestheater Kiel, Allemagne.

Libretto (details, author)

Doris Lessing

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo bass voices, 2 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto, 2 solo baritones

2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, 3 percussionists, harp

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