Philip Glass (1937)
White Raven (1991)
opera in five acts, for soloists, choir and orchestra, collaboration with Robert Wilson
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1991
- Duration: 2 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
- Commission: Comissão Nacional para as Comemoraçãoes dos Descobrimentos Portugueses.
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Libretto (details, author):
Luísa Costa Gomes
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Composition date:
1991
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 4 solo sopranos, 3 solo mezzo-sopranos, 3 solo tenors, 2 solo baritones, 2 solo bass-baritones, 1 solo bass voice, 1 unspecified narrator
- mixed choir à 4 voix
- 2 flutes, 1 piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 Eb clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bass trombones, 1 percussionist [à 4] , 1 harp, 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
26 September 1998
Location:Lisbonne, Expo' 98, Teatro Camões, Julio Verne Auditorium.