Gesangstext
Orchesterbesetzung
Adult roles:2S,A,T,B; children's roles:4Tr,2S; audience participation
perc(1):timp/BD/SD/gong/cyms/tgl/cast/lge & sm wdbl-pft(4hands)-solo string quintet
(also arranged for piano duet with or without percussion)
The first two acts are in the form of a play illustrating the preparation and rehearsal of 'The Little Sweep', the opera which is performed in the third act.
Alternative play text: 'The Climbing Boy' by Paul Johnson
Abkürzungsverzeichnis (PDF)
Opern
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Verlag:
Boosey & Hawkes
Vertriebsgebiet
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Verfügbarkeit
Uraufführung
14/06/1949
Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
Basil Coleman and Stuart Burge, director / English Opera Group / Norman Del Mar
Hintergrund
Themen
Empfohlene Aufnahme
(The Little Sweep only)
David Hemmings/Jennifer Vyvyan/Peter Pears/Nancy Evans/Alleyn's School Choir/English Opera Group/Benjamin Britten
Decca 436 3932
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