- General information
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Composition date:
1947
- Duration: 2 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 39
- Dedication: 'Dedicated to E. M. Forster, in admiration'
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Libretto (details, author):
librement adapté par Eric Crozier d’une nouvelle de Guy de Maupassant
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Composition date:
1947
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 1 solo contralto, 2 solo tenors, 2 solo baritones, 1 solo bass voice, 2 soprano children voices
- 1 flute (also 1 piccolo, 1 alto flute), 1 oboe, 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 percussionist, 1 harp, 1 piano, 1 violin, 1 second violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass
Premiere information
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Date:
20 June 1947
Location:Sussex, Glyndebourne
Performers:The English Opera Group, direction : Benjamin Britten ; Production : Frederick Ashton, décor et costumes : John Piper.