Serge Prokofiev (1890-1953)
L'Histoire d'un homme véritable (1947 -1948)
opera in four acts
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1947 - 1948
- Duration: 1 h 45 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 117
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Libretto (details, author):
Livret de Serge Prokofiev et Mira Mendelsohn d’après B. N. Polevoï.
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Composition date:
1947 - 1948
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 3 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, 4 tenors [dont 1 comique] , baritone, 4 bass voices, 2 narrators, unspecified choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
3 December 1948
Location:URSS, Leningrad, Théâtre du Kirov
Performers:Boris Khaikin, direction.