general information

composition date
1981
duration
49 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Giacomo Badoaro

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano [Minerva], solo mezzo-soprano, solo contralto [Penelope], solo tenor [Telemach], solo baritone [Ulisse]

2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 alto flutes (also bass flute), oboe, oboe d'amore, 2 English horns (also heckelphone), 2 clarinets, 2 bass clarinets (also contrabass clarinet), 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 piccolo trumpets, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 bass trombones, timpani, 4 percussionists, harp, mandolin, banjo, guitar, electric guitar, electric bass guitar, piano, accordion [ou harmonium ou orgue], celesta, viola d'amore, 7 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
September 4, 1988

Londres, BBC, Promenade concerts

interpreters

l'orchestre symphonique de la BBC, Hans Werner Henze : direction, Ann Murray : soprano, Kathleen Kuhlmann : mezzo-soprano, Fiona Kimm : contralto, Alejandro Raminez : ténor, Thomas Allen : baryton.


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