- General information
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Composition date:
2006
- Duration: 2 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Commission: New Crowned Hope Festival, Berlin Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Barbican Center et Lincoln Center
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Libretto (details, author):
John Adams et Peter Sellars, adaptation de poésies indiennes antiques traduits par AK Ramanujan
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Composition date:
2006
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo soprano, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo baritone
- mixed choir(10 soprano, 10 contralto, 10 tenor, 10 bass voice)
- 2 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes (also 2 English horns), 2 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet), 1 bassoon (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 timpani, 2 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 celesta, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
14 November 2006
Location:Autriche, Vienne Museums Quartier
Performers:l'Orquesta Joven Camerata de Venezuela et la Schola Cantorum Caracas direction : John Adams.