Lou Harrison (1917-2003)

Rapunzel (1952)

opera in six acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1952
    • Duration: 53 mn
    • Publisher: Peer Music
    • Opus: 163
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Livret : William Morris.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, contralto, baritone
  • flute, 2 oboes, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tam-tam, celesta, 2 pianos [dont 1 tack piano] , harp, violin, viola, 4 cellos, 2 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 24 May 1959
    Location:

    États-Unis, New York, Kaufmann Auditorium


    Performers:

    Newell Jenkins, direction.