Nothing Like the Sun

for soprano, tenor, narrator and eight instrumentalists

Text from Shakespeare's Sonnets 55, 60, 64, 102, 123, 128 and 146

soprano, tenor, narator and ensemble

Edition: Performance material

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Orchestral Cast

bcl(cl)-perc(vib, cimbalom, tam-t, b.d)-egtr(gtr).pno-2va.vc.db

Content

I A Sonnet 60 (spoken); B Sonnet 60 (soprano and tenor)
II A Sonnet 123 (spoken); B Sonnet 123 (tenor solo)
III A Sonnet 128 (spoken); B Sonnet 128 (soprano solo)
IV A Sonnet 94 (spoken); B Sonnet 94 (soprano and tenor)
V A Sonnet 102 (spoken); B Sonnet 102 (soprano solo)
VI A Sonnet 146 (spoken); B Sonnet 146 (soprano and tenor)
VII A Sonnet 55 (spoken); B Sonnet 55 (tenor solo)
VIII A Sonnet 64 (spoken); B Sonnet 64 (soprano and tenor)

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Title:

Nothing Like the Sun

for soprano, tenor, narrator and eight instrumentalists

Text from Shakespeare's Sonnets 55, 60, 64, 102, 123, 128 and 146

Language:

English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2007

Duration:

40 ′

World Premiere:

February 24, 2007 · Stratford-upon-Avon (UK)
Courtyard Theatre
Anna Maria Friman, soprano; John Potter, tenor; Players from Opera North · Conductor: James Holmes

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Opera North and the Royal Shakespeare Company