Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)

The Doctor of Myddfai (1995)

opera in two acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1995
    • Duration: 1 h 35 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 175
    • Commission: Welsh National Opera
Detailed formation
  • soloists: 3 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, baritone, solo bass voice
  • ensemble of vocal soloists, 2 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 July 1996
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Pays de Galles, Llandudno, North Wales Theatre


    Performers:

    Voix solistes : Gwynne Howell (The Ruler), Paul Whelan (The Doctor) and Lisa Tyrrell (The Child), Welsh National Opera, Richard Armstrong, direction.