Robert Ashley (1930-2014)

Balseros (1997)

opera: solo voices, choir and pre-recorded orchestra

electronic work
stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1997
    • Duration: 1 h 30 mn
    • Commission: Florida Grand Opera, Miami Dade Community College – Wolfson Campus, et la South Florida Composers Alliance.
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Maria Irene Fornes 

Premiere information

Information on the electronics
Electronic device: sons fixés sur support

Observations

Les parties de percussions cubaines ont été composées par Daniel Diaz et Oscar Salas. 

Table of contents

  • I. The Raft 
  • II. The Departure 
  • III. The Sea 
  • IV. The Rescue