Isang Yun (1917-1995)

Die Witwe des Schmetterlings (Butterfly Widow) (1968)

opera in three acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1968
    • Duration: 60 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Livret de Harald Kunz, d’après un roman chinois du 16ème siècle, traduit en anglais par Robert Gay.

Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, bass voice
  • unspecified choir(unspecified voice), alto flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, 3 percussionists, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 23 February 1969
    Location:

    Allemagne, Nuremberg, Opernhaus


    Performers:

    Städtische Bühnen Nürnberg ; Hans Gierster, direction.