general information

composition date
1990-1995
duration
1h 30 min
editor
Durand
Opus
106
Commission
Ministère de la Culture (France)
Libretto (details, author)

Catherine Clément, d'après Tristes Tropiques de Claude Lévi-Strauss

type

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

detailed formation

Soloist
4 solo bass voices, 6 solo sopranos, solo countertenor, 2 solo tenors, 5 solo baritones, solo bass-baritone

2 oboes, 2 trombones, tuba, 8 violins, 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 percussionists, timpani, 2 pianos, 6 second violins, 6 violas, 5 cellos, 3 double basses

information about the creation

date
September 29, 1996

France, Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, festival Musica

interpreters

Bernard Kontardsky : direction, Yannis Kokkos : décor et mise en scène, Chin Lien wu : direction de chœur.


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