Music Text
Libretto by Joseph Gregor (G,E,F)
Scoring
Major roles: dramcolS,lyrT,heldT,B
minor roles: 2S,A,T,Bar,2B; chorus; ballet
3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bhn.bcl.3.dbn-4.alphn.3.3.1-timp.perc:BD/cyms/
tgl/tamb/tam-t-2harp-org-strings(16.16.12.10.8)
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
Availability
World Premiere
15/10/1938
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Karl Böhm
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Lucia Popp/Reiner Goldberg/Kurt Moll/Peter Schreier/Ortrun Wenkel/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Bernard Haitink
EMI CDS7493092
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