Bernstein, Leonard: Trouble in Tahiti (original orchestral version) (1951) 40'
One-act opera in seven scenes
Music Text
Libretto by the composer; German version by Paul Esterházy (E,G)
Scoring
M,BBar,Jazz trio (S or M,hT,hBar) 2(II=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.2(II=dbn)-2.2.2.1-timp.perc:cym/BD/high & low TD/snare dr/tgl/wdbls/tpl.bls/gong/tom-t/vib/xyl-harp- strings(1.1.1.1.1)
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
6/12/1952
Waltham, Massachusetts
Elliot Silverstein / Brandeis University / Leonard Bernstein
Recommended Recording
Karl Daymond / Stephanie Novacek / Paul Daniel / Tom Cairns
BBC/Opus Arte
OA0838DPAL (DVD)Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti on DVD
One-act opera in seven scenes
Music Text
Libretto by the composer; German version by Paul Esterházy (E,G)
Scoring
M,BBar,Jazz trio (S or M,hT,hBar) 2(II=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.2(II=dbn)-2.2.2.1-timp.perc:cym/BD/high & low TD/snare dr/tgl/wdbls/tpl.bls/gong/tom-t/vib/xyl-harp- strings(1.1.1.1.1)
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
6/12/1952
Waltham, Massachusetts
Elliot Silverstein / Brandeis University / Leonard Bernstein
Recommended Recording
Karl Daymond / Stephanie Novacek / Paul Daniel / Tom Cairns
BBC/Opus Arte
OA0838DPAL (DVD)
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