The Knot Garden

composer: Sir Michael Tippett
librettist: Sir Michael Tippett
German edition: Claus H. Henneberg

(Der Irrgarten)

opera in three acts
text by the composer
German translation by Claus H. Henneberg

Dedication: to Sir David Webster of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Premiere: December 2, 1970 London, Royal Opera House (UK) · Conductor: Sir Colin Davis · Staging: Sir Peter Hall
Orchestra instrumentation: 2(both pic).1.ca.2(1.Ebcl,2.bcl).1.cbsn-4.2.3.1-timp.3perc(glsp, xyl, vib, metal bar or heavy triangle, tam-t, cym, sus cym, s.d, ten d, b.d, jazz kit, wdbl, tempbl, tamb, casts, whip, clav, small rattle)-hp.cel.pno.egtr/ehpd-str
Cast of characters: Faber, a civil engineer aged about 35 · robust baritone - Thea, his wife; a gardener · dramatic mezzo - Flora, their ward, an adolescent girl · light high soprano - Denise, Thea's sister; a dedicated Freedom-fighter · dramatic soprano - Mel, a black writer in his late twenties · lyric bass baritone - Dov, his white friend; a musician · lyric tenor - Mangus, an analyst · high tenor baritone
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 80' 0''
Year of composition: 1966/1970
Edition: performance material
Language: English - German
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