Release Date
February 1, 2001
Description
Opera in 2 Acts, with Prologue and Epilogue Libretto: Blake Morrison Duration c. 2hours 30’ Dedication: Sandy Brown 16 soloists (2 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, counter tenor, 2 tenors, 4 baritones, 3 bass baritones, 2 basses. 4 of these parts may be taken by choral soloist) Chorus (S.A.T.Bar.B.) Orchestra 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo); 3 cor anglais (1 doubling oboe, 1 doubling oboe d’amore) 1 clarinet (doubling E flat); bass clarinet; 2 bassoons; contrabassoon 5 horns (four doubling Wagner tubas) 2 trombones (both doubling alto); bass trombone; tuba timpani; percussion (2 players) harp; celeste/ harpsichord (one player) strings (14.11.8.7.5) First performance: Staats Theater Mainz, February 23rd 2002, designer Rosalie, Director Georges Delnon, conductor Gernot Sahler