Music Text
Libretto by the composer (G)
Scoring
Major roles: S,2T,Bar,2B; minor roles: A,3T,Bar,4B; chorus
3(III=picc).3(III=corA).3(III=bcl).3.dbn-4.3.btpt.2.btrbn.1-
timp(2).perc(5):tamb/tgl/2cyms(large and small)/BD/TD-lute-2harp-
strings(16.16.12.10.8)
Brass band (off-stage): 4.4thn.4.3.0-perc(4):4SD
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
Opera
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World Premiere
10/05/1894
Großherzogliches Hoftheater, Weimar
Weimar Hoftheater / Richard Strauss
