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
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, et Barry
- Opus: 8
- Commission: Lincoln Kirstein pour le American Ballet Caravan
- Dedication: à Lincoln Kirstein
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Libretto (details, author):
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
Premiere 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.