general information

composition date
1995
duration
1h 35 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
175
Commission
Welsh National Opera

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
3 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, baritone, solo bass voice

horn, 2 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp

information about the creation

date
July 10, 1996

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

interpreters

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


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