| Year of composition: |
1977-1981 |
| Subtitle: |
Azione musicale in 2 parti |
| Composer: |
Luciano Berio |
| Librettist: |
Italo Calvino; Luciano Berio |
| Original Language: |
Italienisch |
| Translator: |
Karl Heinz Füssl; Helmut Wagner; David Osmond-Smith |
| Parts: |
Leonora, soprano
Luca, tenor
Ada, mezzo-soprano
Ivo, baritone
Comandante, baritone
Il Condannato, bass
Ugo, tenor
Prete, tenor
storyteller (at least 2)
3 actors as passers-by
passer-by, soprano
vocal ensemble (2 2 2 2)
3 voices in the street
mimes
dancers
acrobats |
| Choir: |
SATB (mind. 60 Choristen) |
| Instrumentation: |
4 3 4 3 - 3 3 3 1 - percl(3), hp, tastiera, pno (2), a-sax, t-sax, str; stage music: acc, bells, vl, pianola, e-guit, b-guit; synth |
| Instrumentation details: |
1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 4th flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; 1st, 2nd,3rd percussion; harp; tastiera; 1st piano; 2nd piano (+cel); violin I(18); violin II(16); viola(14); violoncello(12); contrabass(10); MUSIC ON STAGE: accordion; bells; violin solo; Pianola; guitar; bass guitar; syntheziser; band: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; tenor horn in Bb; baritone in C; bass tuba; percussion; altosRNATIvE PARTS: tuba tenors/tuba bassa |
| Scenery: |
2 |
| Duration (min): |
120 |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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