Music Text
Libretto by Stephen Vincent Benet (E)
Scoring
M,3T,3Bar,2B,3speakers; chorus
2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-2.2.1.0-timp.perc-harp-strings
Reduced scoring: 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.0-perc(1):timp/SD/sandpaper/cym/gong/chimes(offstage)/
tam-t-pft-strings
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Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
5/18/1939
New York, NY
John Houseman, director / American Lyric Theatre / Fritz Reiner
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Joyce Guyer, Brian Steele, Lyric Opera of Kansas, Russell Patterson
Newport Classics NPD 85585
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