Music Text
Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; German version by Roman Hinze (E,G)
Scoring
Major roles: 4 men, 2 women; minor roles: 15 men (with doubling),
3 women; chorus; dancers
Reed I(=fl,Ebcl,Bbcl,asax).Reed II(=Bbcl,bcl,asax,barsax).Reed III(=ob,corA,Bbcl,tsax).Reed IV(picc,fl,Bbcl,tsax).Reed V(Bbcl,asax,bsax,bn)-0.4.3.0-timp.perc(2):I=traps(SD/BD/tom-t/timbales/hi-hat/susp.cym); II=tam-t/tgl/2wdbl/xyl/cowbell/glsp/alarm clock-pft(=cel(opt))-strings
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes, Sole Agent
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
as sole agent for concert (non-dramatic production and individual numbers worldwide); sole agent for staged productions outside USA & Canada, except for professional West End London productions.
Availability
World Premiere
19/01/1953
Shubert Theater, New Haven, Connecticut
Donald Saddler, choreographer / George Abbott, director / Lehman Engel
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Kim Criswell, Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, London Voices, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Simon Rattle
EMI CDC5567532
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