Music Text
Libretto after an old Japanese folktale by Junji Kinoshita (J,E,G)
Scoring
S,T,Bar,B; 8 children (of which 2 sing solo)
2.1.1.2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc:SD/BD/cyms/tgl/tom-t-harp-strings
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
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for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
30/01/1952
Osaka Asahi Kaikan, Osaka
Fujiwara Opera Company / Kansai Symphony Orchestra / Ikuma Dan
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