- General information
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Composition date:
1960
- Duration: 2 h 24 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 64
- Dedication: 'Dedicated to Stephen Reiss'
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Libretto (details, author):
Adaptation de William Shakespeare par Benjamin Britten et Peter Pears
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Composition date:
1960
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos [dont 1 colorature] , 1 solo mezzo-soprano, 1 solo contralto, 1 solo countertenor [ou contralto] , 3 solo tenors, 2 solo baritones, 1 solo bass-baritone, 3 solo bass voices
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 2 percussionists, 1 harpsichord (also 1 celesta), 2 harp, strings, 1 sopranino recorder [sur scène, nombre non précisé] , 1 wood block [sur scène, nombre non précisé] , 1 hand cymbals [sur scène, nombre non précisé]
Premiere information
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Date:
11 June 1960
Location:Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
Performers:Aldeburgh Festival, direction : Benjamin Britten ; production : John Cranko.