| Year of composition: |
1921 |
| Subtitle: |
Opera in 3 acts |
| Composer: |
Leoš Janácek |
| Edited by: |
Sir Charles Mackerras; Karl Heinz Füssl |
| Text Source: |
Russian text "Groza" or "The Thunderstorm" by Ostrovsky (1859) |
| Librettist: |
Leoš Janácek |
| Original Language: |
Tschechisch |
| Translator: |
Vincenc Cervinka; Max Brod; Reinhold Schubert; Ute Becker; Alena Wagnerová; Norman Tucker; Michel Ancey |
| Parts: |
Savjol Prokofjewitsch Dikoj, a merchant, bass
Boris Grigorjewitsch, his nephew, tenor
Marfa Ignatjewna Kabanowa (Kabanicha), a rich merchant's widow, alto
Tichon Ivanytsch Kabanoff, her son, tenor
Katherina (Katja), his wife, soprano
Wanja Kudrjasch, teacher, chemist and engineer, tenor
Barbara, foster-child in the Kabanov household, mezzo-soprano
Kuligin, friend of Kudrjasch, baritone
Glascha, female servant, mezzo-soprano
Fekluscha, female servant, mezzo-soprano
Late-night passer-by, silent
Woman from the crowd, alto |
| Choir: |
Bürger beiderlei Geschlechts |
| Instrumentation: |
4 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(2), hp, cel, vla.d'a, str |
| Instrumentation details: |
1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+picc); 4th flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+cor anglais); 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(Bb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in F; 2nd trumpet in F; 3rd trumpet in F; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion(2); celesta; harp; viola d'amore; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass; |
| Duration (min): |
105 |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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