Music Text
Libretto by the composer, after the play by Friedrich von Schiller (G)
Scoring
dramS,A,2lyrT,dramT,charBar,B,charB; male chorus; female chorus;
3(III=picc).3(III=corA).3(III=Ebcl,bcl).3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(6)-harp-pft-hpcd-gtr-strings
offstage:2hn.2tpt
Territory
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World Premiere
03/06/1957
Düsseldorf
Ensemble Deutsche Oper am Rhein / Reinhard Peters
Composer's Notes