Music Text
Libretto by David Freeman and Rudolf Kelterborn, incorporating elements from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Gottfried Keller's 'A Village Romeo and Juliet' as well as a motif from present-day Israel/Palestine (G)
Scoring
lyrS,A,M,charT,ygT,lyrB,3Bar,BBar,male voice;
1(=picc).1(=corA).2(I,II=bcl).0-1.1.1.0-perc(2)-harp-vln.vla.vlc.db
Territory
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Opera
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World Premiere
23/04/1991
Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zürich
David Freeman, director / Opera Factory Zürich / Brenton Langbein