general information

composition date
1940
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Opus
90
Libretto (details, author)

M.-C. Schulte-Strathaus et P. Funk (texte en allemand), Emmet Lavery (texte en anglais)

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone [Marius], 2 solo tenors [Cleon ; Der Kanzler], solo soprano [Corinna], solo bass voice [Der Erzbischof], 4 speaking voices

percussionist, clarinet, trumpet, 2 pianos, violin

information about the creation

date
May 13, 1941

États-Unis, Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar College, Avery Hall

interpreters

Emmet Lavery et John Pierce : Marius, Juliette Harvey, Elizabeth Muir et Elinor Shutts : Corinna, Richard Brooks : Cleon, Henry Noble MacCracken : Archbishop, Nikander Strelsky : Chancellor, Charles Gordon Post : Bruno, Francis Matteson : Reporter, Clair Leonard : Tonio, Francis Matteson : Officer, Ernst Krenek : piano.


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