Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

Le disperazioni del Signor Pulcinella (1949)

Tanzschauspiel


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1949
      Revision dates: 1995
    • Duration: 50 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, nº ED 9456
    • Cycle: Tanzstunden. Eine Trilogie
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Hans Werner Henze, d’après Molière

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 1 actor [Signor Pulcinella] , 5 dancers [Smeraldina, Speranzina, Salvatore Lupino, Hermann, Fortunella] , 2 actors (also 2 dancers [Signore e signora Bellavista : acteurs et/ou danseurs] )
  • 1 flute (also 1 piccolo), 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 1 timpani, 3 percussionists, 1 piano (also 1 celesta, 1 accordion [ad lib.] ), strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 30 December 1950
    Location:

    Wiesbaden, Hessisches Staatstheater


    Performers:

    Hans Werner Henze : direction, Edgar von Pelchrzim : chorégraphie, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle : décor.