L'Amour de loin

Love from Afar

opera in five acts

Chester Music

Description

opera in five acts

Instrumentation

4333 4231 51 2, pno, sopr solo, mezzo solo, baryt solo, chx [2fl+afl, 3fl+pic, 4fl+pic+afl, 3ob+ehn, 3cl+bcl, 3bsn+cbsn

Category

Works for the Stage

Language

Lyricist

Maalouf Amin (san.)

Prizes

Grawemeyer Award 2003.

Premiere

Salzburg Festival, cond. Kent Nagano, dir. Peter Sellars, Salzburg, August 15, 2000.

Commisioned by / dedications

Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris) and Santa Fe Opera. Dedicated to Gérard Mortier.

Title

Works

Symphony orchestra
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings
Wind band
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists
Big band
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums
Additional codes
+	fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo
/	pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ
lib	ad libitum
obl	obligato
str	str: 65432 = specified number of string players
str min	str min: 65432 = at least 65432
str max	str max: 65432 = not more than 65432
solo	vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin