Music Text
Biblical texts, Gnostic Infancy Gospels, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rosario Castellanos (E-S)
Scoring
S,M,Bar,3CT; chorus; children's chorus
2(I,II=picc).2(I,II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-3.0.3.0-perc(3):I=glsp/lo tgl/gong/almglocken/guiro/maracas; II=crot/almglocken/gong/hi cowbell/3tgl/tpl.bl; III=gong/chimes/crot/claves/2tgl/2temple bowls-harp-pft(=cel)-2kbd (I=pft,cel;II=sampler,cel)-2steel string gtr-strings(minimum 14.0.6.6.4)
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Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Opera
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
15/12/2000
Châtelet, Paris
Dawn Upshaw/Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson/Willard White/Peter Sellars, director / Deutsches Symphonie Orchester/London Voices / Kent Nagano
