general information

composition date
1964-1991
duration
16 min
editor
Schott
Libretto (details, author)

Wystan Hugh Auden et Chester Kallman d’après Euripides

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of more than 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano [Proserpina], solo mezzo-soprano [Venus], solo tenor [Kalliope], solo baritone [Adonis]

flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 mandolins [sur scène, ad lib.], guitar [sur scène, ad lib.], piano, 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

information about the creation

date
October 29, 1997

Giessen, Stadttheater

interpreters

Michael hofstetter : direction, Guy Montavon : mise en scène, Mark Väisänen : décors.


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