- General information
-
Composition date:
1990 - 1991
Revision dates: 1994 , 1999
- Duration: 3 h
- Publisher: Universal Edition
- Commission: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
-
Libretto (details, author):
David Harsent, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
-
Composition date:
1990 - 1991
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano [Morgan le Fay] , 2 solo mezzo-sopranos [Lady de Hautdesert ; Guinevere ] , 3 solo tenors [Arthur ; Ywain ; Baldwin] , 4 solo baritones [Der Narr ; Agravain ; Gawain ; Der Grüne Ritter / Bertilak]
- mixed choir à 4 voix
- 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 tubas, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp, cymbalom, 24 violins, 9 violas, 9 cellos, 9 double basses
Premiere information
-
Date:
30 May 1991
Location:Royaume-Uni, Londres.
- Similar Works