| Year of composition: |
1908-1920 |
| Subtitle: |
Opera in 4 acts |
| Composer: |
Leoš Janácek |
| Librettist: |
Viktor Dyk; František Serafinský Procházka |
| Original Language: |
Tschechisch |
| Translator: |
Norman Tucker; Miroslav Breuer; Micheline Lalaux-Peyrot; Pierre Guinchat; Dagmar Steinova; Robert Brock |
| Parts: |
Broucek, tenor
Mazal, tenor
Sakristan, bass-baritone
Malinka, soprano
Würfl, bass
Cisnícek, young waiter, soprano
Additional cast Epilogue:
Fanny Nowak, Broucek's housekeeper, alto
Sluzka, maidservant, mezzo-soprano
Additional cast "Cech ending":
Svatopluk Cech, baritone
Three artists: Composer, tenor
Painter, tenor
Poet, tenor
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| Choir: |
Künstler, TTTBBB
Stimmen aus der Tiefe, TB |
| Instrumentation: |
4 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc, cel, hp, org, str stage orchestra: hn, bagpipes (2ob, bn) |
| Instrumentation details: |
1st flute (+4th picc); 2nd flute (+3rd picc); 3rd flute (+2nd picc); 4th flute (+1st picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+cor anglais); 1st clarinet in Bb (+in Eb); 2nd clarinet in Bb (+in A); 3rd clarinet (+bass clarinet in Bb); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contra bassoon; 1st horn in F (+E); 2nd horn in F (+in E);3rd horn in F (+in E); 4th horn in F (+cont.aind stage); 1st trumpet in F and C; 2nd trumpet in F and C; 3rd trumpet in F and C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (xylophon, glockenspiel, bells, small bells, triangle, cymbal, tam tam, bass drum); celesta; harp; organ; 1st violin; 2nd violin; viola; violoncello; double bass; stage orchestra: 1st horn in F; bagpipes (or 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; bassoon) |
| Scenery: |
6 |
| Duration (min): |
120 |
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| Hire information: |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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