Holloway, Robin: Clarissa op. 30 (1976) 145'
Opera in two acts
Music Text Deutsch
Libretto by the composer after Sir Samuel Richardson's novel (E)
Scoring
Major roles: dramS,dramT; minor roles: colS,hS,S,M,A,T,Bar; small roles: girlS,boyS,A,T,Bar,B; chorus; solo female dancer; ballet 3(I,II,III=picc,III=afl).3(III=corA).3(I=Ebcl/ssax,II=asax,III=bcl). 3(III=dbn)-4.3(I=Dtpt).3.1-timp.perc(4):cyms/susp.cym/SD/BD/tam-t/ ratchet/klaxon/glsp/tgl/bells-harp-pft(=cel,optional harm)-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
5/18/1990
Coliseum, London
Vivian Tierney/Graeme Matheson-Bruce/ Director: David Pountney / English National Opera / Oliver Knussen CBE
Opera in two acts
Music Text Deutsch
Libretto by the composer after Sir Samuel Richardson's novel (E)
Scoring
Major roles: dramS,dramT; minor roles: colS,hS,S,M,A,T,Bar; small roles: girlS,boyS,A,T,Bar,B; chorus; solo female dancer; ballet 3(I,II,III=picc,III=afl).3(III=corA).3(I=Ebcl/ssax,II=asax,III=bcl). 3(III=dbn)-4.3(I=Dtpt).3.1-timp.perc(4):cyms/susp.cym/SD/BD/tam-t/ ratchet/klaxon/glsp/tgl/bells-harp-pft(=cel,optional harm)-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
5/18/1990
Coliseum, London
Vivian Tierney/Graeme Matheson-Bruce/ Director: David Pountney / English National Opera / Oliver Knussen CBE
Mailing List
Sign up for news updates and offers via email
SIGN UP
Featured Publication
Britten: War Requiem
Britten's pacifist masterwork, combining war poetry by Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass, is included in the Masterworks Library of full scores, ideal for conductors, students and music lovers.
READ MORE