Das Gift im Lift – warum Orpheus ganz nach unten fuhr
(Poison in the lift) (1858/2012)Operetta for children, based on Offenbach's 'Orphée aux Enfers', by Kay Link
Duration: 75'
Music Text
Original libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, adapted by Kay Link (G)
Scoring
vln-pft; alternative versions with orchestra or (on request) with salon orchestra;
the work may be performed by professional adult singers or by children/teenagers; a reduced versino for 6-7 singers (instead of 9) is also available
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Opera
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Publisher
B&B
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World premiere of version
18/03/2012
Bayer Kulturhaus - Erhohlungshaus, Leverkusen
Kay Link, director / Students of Musikhochschule Köln & soloists / Yoshiko Hashimoto
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