Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Friedenstag (1935 -1936)
one-act opera for solo voices, choir and orchestra
[Jour de paix]
- General information
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Composition date:
1935 - 1936
- Duration: 1 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: op. 81, Trenner 271
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Libretto (details, author):
Joseph Gregor.
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Composition date:
1935 - 1936
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 sopranos, 3 tenors, 5 baritones, 4 solo bass voices
- unspecified choir, 3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, 16 violins, 16 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
24 July 1938
Location:Allemagne, Munich, Opéra
Performers:Clemens Krauss.
Observations
Orchestre sur scène : trompette, glockenspiel, orgue.