Serge Prokofiev (1890-1953)

Le Vilain Petit Canard (1914)

for mezzo-soprano and piano or orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1914
    • Duration: 12 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 18
    • Libretto (details, author):

      D'après le conte de Hans Christian Andersen, adapté par Nina Meshchersky. 

Detailed formation
  • soloist: mezzo-soprano
  • 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussionist, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 17 January 1915
    Location:

    Petrograd


    Performers:

    Anna Zherebtsova-Andreyeva (mezzo-soprano) et Serge Prokofiev (piano).