Delius, Frederick: Koanga (1895-97) 110'
Opera in three acts with prologue and epilogue
Music Text
Original libretto by Charles Francis Keary, revised libretto by Douglas Craig and Andrew Page (E,G)
Scoring
Major roles: 2S,A,Bar,2B; minor roles: 3S,4A,T,B; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.3.dbn-4.2.3.1-timp.perc:tgl/glsp/tamb/cyms/ BD/SD/tam-t-2harp-banjos-cowhorn(off-stage)-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/30/1904
Stadttheater, Elberfeld
Staattheater Elberfeld / Fritz Cassirer
Recommended Recording
Eugene Holmes / Claudia Lindsey / Raimund Herincx / Keith Erwin / Jean Allister / Simon Estes / London Symphony Orchestra / John Alldis Choir / Sir Charles Groves
EMI Classics 585 142 2 (2003 reissue)
London Select Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Beecham (excerpts)
Naxos Historical 8.110904
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Opera in three acts with prologue and epilogue
Music Text
Original libretto by Charles Francis Keary, revised libretto by Douglas Craig and Andrew Page (E,G)
Scoring
Major roles: 2S,A,Bar,2B; minor roles: 3S,4A,T,B; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.3.dbn-4.2.3.1-timp.perc:tgl/glsp/tamb/cyms/ BD/SD/tam-t-2harp-banjos-cowhorn(off-stage)-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/30/1904
Stadttheater, Elberfeld
Staattheater Elberfeld / Fritz Cassirer
Recommended Recording
Eugene Holmes / Claudia Lindsey / Raimund Herincx / Keith Erwin / Jean Allister / Simon Estes / London Symphony Orchestra / John Alldis Choir / Sir Charles Groves
EMI Classics 585 142 2 (2003 reissue)
London Select Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Beecham (excerpts)
Naxos Historical 8.110904
Click here to purchase this CD set from our online shop
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