Augusta Read Thomas (1964)

LIGEIA (1994)

chamber opera in two acts

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1994
      Revision dates: 1994
    • Publisher: Schirmer
    • Commission: Mstislav Rostropovich ; Rencontres Musicales d'Evian
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Leslie Dunton-Downer, d’après la nouvelle Ligeia d’Edgard Allan Poe.

Premiere information

  • Date: 1994
    Location:

    France, Évian, Rencontres Musicales d’Évian


    Performers:

    Mstislav Rostropovich, direction.

  • Date: July 1995
    Location:

    États-Unis, Aspen (CO), Aspen Music Festival


Observations

International Orpheus Prize.