- General information
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Composition date :
1995
- Duration : 1 h 35 mn
- Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus : 175
- Commission: Welsh National Opera
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Composition date :
1995
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
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
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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.