Osvaldo Golijov (1960)
Ainadamar (2003)
opera for solo voices and orchestra
electronic work
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
2003
- Duration: 1 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Commission: Boston Symphony Orchestra, avec des fonds provenant de Patricia Plum Wylde, Catherine et Paul Buttenwieser, le fonds Omar del Carlo Tanglewood, et Saville Ryan Marsh
- Dedication: à Sue Knudsen (In Memoriam) et Anthony Fogg
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Libretto (details, author):
David Henry Hwang.
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Composition date:
2003
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Voice(s) and/or choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano, soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone
- women's choir(3 soprano, 3 mezzo-soprano), 3 flutes (also alto flute, piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 guitars, harp, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 3 percussionists, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
10 August 2003
Location:États-Unis, Tanglewood festival of Contemporary Music
Performers:Dawn Upshaw : soprano, Kelley O'Connor : alto, Amanda Forsythe : soprano, Charles Blandy : ténor, chanteur de flamenco, Shannon De Vine : baryton, chanteurs du Tanglewood Music Center, mise en scène : Chay Yew.
Observations
Enregistrement disponible chez Deutsche Grammophon (2006).