Pascal Dusapin (1955)
Roméo et Juliette (1985 -1988)
opera in nine numbers on a libretto by Olivier Cadiot, for five solo voices, clarinetist, three spoken voices, vocal quartet, choir and orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1985 - 1988
- Duration: 1 h 25 mn
- Publisher: Salabert, Paris
- Commission: Opéra de Montpellier
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Libretto (details, author):
Olivier Cadiot
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Composition date:
1985 - 1988
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), solo instrument(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo baritone [baryton martin] , solo baritone [baryton-basse] , solo bass voice, clarinet (also E-flat clarinet, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 speaking voices
- ensemble of vocal soloists(solo soprano [], solo mezzo-soprano [], solo countertenor [], solo tenor [ou baryton martin]), mixed choir à 4 voix (8 soprano, 8 contralto, 8 tenor, 8 bass voice)
- 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
10 July 1989
Location:France, Montpellier, festival de Radio France
Performers:Françoise Kubler et Cyrille Gerstenhaber : sopranos, Nicholas Isherwood : baryton, Julien Combey : baryton-basse, Pascal Sausy : basse, Armand Angster : clarinette solo, quator vocal : Donatienne Michel-Dansac et Bernadette Mercier : sopranos, Valérie Joly : mezzo-soprano, Timothy Greacen : contre-ténor, Jean Mars Bory : ténor.