Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (1916-1983)

Bomarzo (1966 -1967)

opera in two acts and fifteen scenes


stage work

  • General information
    • 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
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Manuel Mujica Lainez, d’après son roman Bomarzo

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

  • 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.