Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
The Rake's Progress (1947 -1951)
three-part opera and epilogue
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1947 - 1951
- Duration: 2 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
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Libretto (details, author):
W.H. Auden, Chester Kallman
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Composition date:
1947 - 1951
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano [lyrique] , 1 solo mezzo-soprano [dramatique] , 1 solo contralto, 1 solo baritone, 2 solo bass voices
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 1 English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 timpani, 2 solo tenors, 1 harpsichord (also 1 piano), strings
Premiere information
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Date:
11 September 1951
Location:Italie, Venise, Teatro La Fenice
Performers:le chœur et l'orchestre du Teatro alla Scala, Milan, direction : Igor Stravinsky, mise en scène : Carl Ebert, scénographie : Nicola Benois.