Music Text
Libretto by Kenward Elmslie after a scenario by Richard Plant (E,G)
Scoring
chorus: dramcol S,lyr S,M,T,lyr Bar,BBar; small children's chorus
orchestra: 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.euph.1-timp.perc(2):xyl/SD/small and large susp.cym/tam-t/field dr/tamb/glsp/BD/TD/tgl-harm-harp-strings
Territory
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Opera
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World Premiere
25/03/1965
City Center, New York, NY
Nikos Psacharopoulos, director / New York City Opera / Anton Coppola
