general information

composition date
1974-1988
duration
between 22 min and 24 min
Libretto (details, author)

Poèmes de femmes allemandes, anglaises et américaines écrits pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale (II : Charlotte Hagedorn ; IV : Lillian Tysdale ; V : Elfriede Birndorfer ; VI : Anonyme, d’après un vieux journal ; VIII : Angela Paris).

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and chamber orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
soprano

timpani, 2 percussionists, violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
May 29, 1989
Allemagne, Bonn, Maison Beethoven, Bonn Festival for Contemporary Music
interpreters
Sigune von Osten, soprano ; Bonn Festival Orchestra ; Shuja Okatsu, direction

Part titles

I. Recitative: A Telegram
II. Aria: Young Widow
III. Recitative: BBC Weather Forecast
IV. Aria: The Flying Bombers
V. Recitative: Note from a School Teacher
VI. Aria: Run, Rain, Run
VII. Recitative: Orchestral Interlude
VIII. Aria: All the World is an Orphan’s Home


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