Universal Edition - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett – The Mines of Sulphur | Opera in 3 acts

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
29.03.1936—24.12.2012

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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
The Mines of Sulphur | Opera in 3 acts

Work Details
Year of composition: 1963
Subtitle: Opera in 3 acts
Composer: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
Librettist: Beverley Cross
Original Language: Englisch
Translator: Kurt Herrmann
Parts: Jenny, Sopran / Rosalind, Mezzosopran / Leda, Alt / Boconnion, Tenor / Fenney, Tenor / Tovey, Bariton / Tooley, Bariton / Braxton (Sherrin), Bassbariton / Trim, stumme Rolle
Instrumentation details: 3·2·3·2 - 4·2·3·1 - timp., perc. (3), xyl., vib., glock. - hp., cel., pno., hpsd. - str.
Scenery: 1
Duration (min): 180
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World Première
Location: Sadlers Wells London / Great Britain
Date: 24.02.1965
Work Introduction

Part eerie ghost story, part murder mystery, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s opera The Mines of Sulphur made a triumphant eleventh hour addition to Glimmerglass Opera’s 2004 festival season in Cooperstown, New York. Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells in 1965, Bennett’s opera with its richly [...]