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Songs from an Operetta

Composer
Faragó Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Dalok egy operettből
Foreign language / English title
Songs from an Operetta
Dedication
Rita and Witold Gombrowicz
Year of composition
2003
Type
Solo voice(s), choir & chamber orchestra
Number of players
42
Instrumentation
fl., cl. - tr., trb. - synth., perc. - vl., vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
90 min
Movements, parts
1. Nyitány / Overture; 2. Charme-dal / Charme Song; 3. Ki-kivirulé / Blooming Blossom; 4. Hozsánna / Osanna; 5. Divat-dal / Fashion Song; 6. Az úrlovas galoppja / The Gentleman-rider´s Gallop; 7. Kifesel a babaruha / Doll´s clothes Come Unstitched; 8. Albertinka álma / Albertinka´s Dream; 9. Nesztelenség, násztalanság / Noiseless, Bride-less; 10. Kacaj dal / Laugh Song; 11. Csupa derű divatrevü / Cheerful Fashion Revue; 12. Lakáj-csárdás / Lackey-Csárdás; 13. Legbálabb bálok bálja / The Ball of the Balls; 14. Álarcos dal / Masked Song; 15. Szerelmes dal / Love Song; 16. Meztelen-dal / Naked Song; 17. Párbaj / Duel; 18. Papokalipszis / Clericalypsis; 19. Ecce Homo / Ecce Homo; 20. Leokádia-dal / Throwing Down Song; 21. Lelikvi-dal / Liquidating Song; 22. Koldusasszony dala / Beggar-woman´s Song; 23. Hagymázas álom / Gruesome Dream; 24. Gyászdal / Funeral Song; 25. Albertinka ébredése / Albertinka´s Awakening
Text
PARTI NAGY, Lajos
Language
Hungarian
Commissioned by
Bárka Theatre
Premiere information
28 March 2003, Bárka Theatre, Budapest; Bárka Theater Company, chamber ensemble, Béla Faragó (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Bárka Theater CD - BR 001 (2003); Bárka Theater Company, chamber ensemble, Béla Faragó (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Based on the text by Lajos Parti Nagy