Philip Glass (1937)
The Voyage (1992)
opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue, for soloists, choir and orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1992
- Duration: 2 h 35 mn
- Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
- Commission: Metropoliatan Opera
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Libretto (details, author):
David Henry Hwang, sur une histoire de Philip Glass.
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Composition date:
1992
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, 1 solo tenor, 1 solo bass-baritone, 2 solo bass voices
- mixed choir à 4 voix
- 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 bass trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, 4 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
12 October 1992
Location:Metropolitan Opera, en commémoration du 500e anniversaire de la découverte de l'Amérique.