- General information
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Composition date:
1923
- Duration: 1 h 45 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition
- Opus: 21
- Dedication: à Oskar Kokoschka
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Libretto (details, author):
Oskar Kokoschka
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Composition date:
1923
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo tenors [Orpheus ; Sailor] , 2 solo sopranos [Eurydike ; Psyche] , 3 solo mezzo-sopranos [Furries] , solo bass voice [Drunkard] , 2 solo baritones [Soldier ; Clown] , mime [Amor]
- mixed choir
- 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
27 November 1926
Location:Allemagne, Kassel, Staatstheater
Performers:Ernst Zulauf : direction, Paul Bekker : producteur.