A Floresta

op.47

Eurico Carrapatoso

Year

2003-2004


Duration

65'


Instrumentation

soprano, tenor, baritone (2), bass, speaker (=actor), children's chorus - 1(=picc).1(=corA).1(=bcl).asax(=ssax).1(=dbn) - 2.0.0.0 - perc-pft-gtr-hrp - strgs


Genre

Stage Work


Text/Libretto

Ana Maria Magalhães and Isabel Alçada, after Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen


Commission

São Carlos National Theatre


Premiere

Lisbon, Portugal, São Luiz Municipal Theatre, 28 February 2004: Angélica Neto, soprano / João Rodrigues, tenor / José Corvello, bass / Rui Baeta, baritone / Armando Possante, baritone / Luís Lucas, speaker / Lisbon National Conservatory School of Music Children's Choir / São Carlos National Theatre Choir / Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, João Paulo Santos (cond.)


Comment

Children's opera.


Source

MIC Portugal website;