HHH9188

Opera

YEAR OF COMPOSITION:
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
RUNNING TIME:
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