Philip Glass (1937)
Orphée (1993)
opera in two acts for soloists and ensemble or orchestra
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1993
- Duration: 1 h 20 mn
- Publisher: Dunvagen Music Publishers
- Commission: American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA and the Brooklyn Acadamy of Music
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Libretto (details, author):
Jean Cocteau (en français)
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Composition date:
1993
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo sopranos, 1 solo mezzo-soprano, 3 solo tenors, 1 solo baritone, 2 solo bass voices
- 1 flute (also 1 piccolo), 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 3 percussionists, 1 harp [ad lib.] , 1 electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, 6 violins [ou 1] , 5 second violins [ou 1] , 4 violas [ou 1] , 4 cellos [ou 1] , 2 double basses [ou 0]
Premiere information
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Date:
14 May 1993
Location:American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA.