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Opera

Opera
Year of composition: 
1969 - 1970
Year composition ended: 
1970
Year of revision: 
1977
Text: 

Luciano Berio

Language: 
English, Italian, French, German
Scored for: 
soloists, actors, choir and orchestra
Cast: 

13 actors, 2 sopranos, 1 tenor, 1 baritone

Duration: 
90'
Annotations: 

Choir: Vocal ensemble 2 2 2 2 / Children
Instrumentation: 2 2 3 2 - 3 3 3 1 - perc(5), pno(2), e.org, alto sax, t.sax, e.guit, vln(12), vla(10), vc(10), cb(8) - on stage: fl, cl, perc, pno, vln(1), vc(1), cb(1)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb (+bass cl); alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; percussion(3); marimba; vibraphone (+xyl); 1st piano; 2nd piano; electric organ; electric guitar; violin(12); viola(10); violoncello(10); contrabass(8) - on stage: flute; clarinet; percussion; piano; violin(1); violoncello(1); contrabass(1)

First performance: 
12/08/1970, Santa Fe. Open Theatre Ensemble, Emily Tracy, Barbara Shuttelworth, Douglas Perry, Richard Lombardi, Dennis Russel Davies. Revised version: 27/05/1977, Florence. Anastasia Tomaszewska Schepis, Alide Maria Salvetta, Swingle Singers II, Bruno Bartoletti (conductor), Giovanni L. Radice (stage director)
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
16655
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: French

La vera storia

La vera storia
Azione musicale in 2 parti
Year of composition: 
1977 - 1980
Year composition ended: 
1980
Text: 

Italo Calvino, Luciano Berio

Language: 
Italian
Scored for: 
soloists, actors, choir and orchestra
Cast: 

Leonora, soprano
Luca, tenor
Ada, mezzo-soprano
Ivo, baritone
Comandante, baritone
Il Condannato, bass
Ugo, tenor
Prete, tenor
Storyteller (at least 2)
3 Actors as passers-by
Passer-by, soprano
Vocal ensemble (2 2 2 2)
3 Voices in the street
Mimes
Dancers
Acrobats

Duration: 
120'
Annotations: 

Choir: SATB (at least 60 singers)
Instrumentation: 4 3 4 3 - 3 3 3 1 - 3 perc, hp, keyb, 2 pno, alto sax, t.sax, str. Stage music: acc, bells, vln (solo), pianola, guit, bass guit. Banda: 3 0 3 0 - 3 3 2 1 - perc, alto sax, t.sax, t.hrn, bar

First performance: 
09/03/1982, Milan. Oslavio di Credico, Giancarlo Luccardi, Daisy Lumini, Alexandrina Milcheva, Milva, Marianna Nicolescu, Alberto Noli, Roeloff Oostwoud, Gabriella Ravazzi; New Swingle Singers, Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Filarmonica della Scala, Luciano Berio; Maurizio Scaparro (stage director)
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
30242
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: English