Paul Dessau (1894-1979)

Orpheus 1930–31 (1930)


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1930
    • Duration: 60 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Livret de Robert Seitz.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: tenor, bass voice
  • mixed choir, children's choir, flute (also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, alto saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, tuba, percussion, piano, 2 violas, 2 cellos

Premiere information

  • Date: 1930
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin, Berliner Rundfunk