Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (1916-1983)
Bomarzo (1966 -1967)
opera in two acts and fifteen scenes
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1966 - 1967
- Duration: 2 h 40 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 34
- Commission: Hobart Spalding pour l’Opera Society of Washington
- Dedication: à Hobart Spalding et sa femme
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Libretto (details, author):
Manuel Mujica Lainez, d’après son roman Bomarzo
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Composition date:
1966 - 1967
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, 2 solo contraltos [ou 1 contralto, 1 ténor] , solo tenor, 4 solo baritones, solo bass voice, unspecified solo child voice [rôle parlé]
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 3 percussionists, mandolin, harp, harpsichord, piano [ou célesta] , viola d'amore, viol
Premiere information
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Date:
19 May 1967
Location:États-Unis, Washington DC, Lisner Auditorium
Performers:Julius Rudel : direction musicale, Tito Capobianco : mise en scène, Ming Cho Lee : décors, José Varona : costumes.