Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (1916-1983)
Estancia (1941)
ballet in one act and five tableaux, "inspired by scenes from Argentinian rural life"
stage work
- General information
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Composition date :
1941
- Duration : 35 mn
- Editor : Boosey & Hawkes, et Barry
- Opus : 8
- Commission: Lincoln Kirstein pour le American Ballet Caravan
- Dedication : à Lincoln Kirstein
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Livret (détail, auteur) :
Citations de Martín Fierro de José Hernández
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Composition date :
1941
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 male voice and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, 5 percussionists, piano, strings, solo baritone
Creation information
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Date :
19 August 1952
Location :Argentine, Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón
Performers :Juan Emilio Martini : direction musicale, Michael Borowski : chorégraphie, Dante Ortolani : décors.