A conversation piece for music
Music Text Libretto by Clemens Krauss (G,E,F,I)
ScoringMajor roles: dramS,dramA,heldT,2Bar,B;
minor roles: S,2T,B; chorus: 4T,4B
3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bhn.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.2.3.0-timp.perc:cyms/BD-
hpd-2harp-strings(16.16.10.10.6)
On-stage: vln.vlc-hpd; backstage: string sextet
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TerritoryThis work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.

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World Premiere10/28/1942
Nationaltheater, Munich
Bavarian State Opera / Clemens Krauss
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