- General information
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Composition date:
1979 - 1984
- Duration: 1 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition, nº UE 17854
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Libretto (details, author):
Italo Calvino
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Composition date:
1979 - 1984
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo bass-baritone, solo tenor, actor, 3 solo sopranos, solo mezzo-soprano, actor [nombre non précisé] , acrobat [nombre non précisé] , female dancer [nombre non précisé]
- ensemble of vocal soloists(tenor [], baritone [], bass voice []), mixed choir
- 3 flutes (also piccolo), 3 oboes (also English horn), E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, percussionist, celesta, electric organ, accordion, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
7 August 1984
Location:Autriche, Salzbourg
Performers:Theo Adam, Heinz Zednik, Helmut Lohner, Patricia Wise, Karan Armstrong, Sylvia Greenberg, Rohangiz Yachmi, Samy Molcho, Thomas Moser, Alfred Muff, Georg Tichy, Wildhaber, Gonda, Ionescu, Sima, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel.