Music Text
Libretto by the composer, after Heinrich von Kleist's 'Amphitryon' (G)
Scoring
S,colS,2T,Bar,4B; chorus; ballet;
3(II,III=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=Ebcl).altocl(bhn).bcl(=altocl or bhn).2tsax.bsax.3(III=dbn)-4.8.4.1-timp.perc-2harps-strings;
On-stage:2picc.fl.3sax-4hn.2ttuba-perc-pft-org;
reduced orchestration: 2.picc.2.2.altocl.bcl.2.dbn-4.4.3.1-timp.perc(4)-2harps-cel(pft)-org(harmonium)-strings;
other orchestrations with further reduction are possible; stage music can be played from orchestra, but preferably on tape
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Opera
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World Premiere
25/09/1961
Berlin
Rudolf Sellner, director / Deutsche Oper Berlin / Heinrich Hollreiser
Composer's Notes
