general information

composition date
1948
duration
1h 45 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'To James Lawrie'
Libretto (details, author)

John Gay

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo soprano, 2 solo mezzo-sopranos, solo tenor [ou baryton], solo tenor [ou récitnant], solo baritone, solo bass voice, narrator

flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, percussionist, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
May 24, 1948

Cambridge, Ars Theatre

interpreters

The English Opera Group, direction : Benjamin Britten ; producteur : Tyrone Guthrie, décor : Tanya Moiseiwitsch.


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