Bakxai Evrvpidov (Les Bacchantes d'Euripide)



Dated: 1993
Instrumentation: Baritone solo (or alto or soprano and baritone), women's choir (16 voices minimum and playing maracas in 2 groups), and nine instruments: flute/piccolo, oboe, bassoon/contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and 3 percussionists
Timing: 60'
Premiere: September 1, 1993 at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in London, performed by Joe Baxton (baritone), Premiere Ensemble (Opera Factory), conducted by Nicholas Kok
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Published: Editions Salabert 19143


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