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Title of the work

Lady Sarashina

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Lady Sarashina
Foreign language / English title
Lady Sarashina
Subtitle
Opera in one act
Dedication
to Ute Haferburg
Year of composition
2007
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
S., Ms., A., Bar. solo - 2 fl. (I and II anche picc., II anche fl.a.), ob. (anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.), sax. - 3 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. - arpa, sampler keyb. - strings: 6 vl. 1, 5 vl. 2, 4 vla., 3 vlc., 2 cb.
Movements, parts
Parts:
1. Spring
2. Guard
3. Pilgrimage
4. Dream with the Cat / Requiem
5. The Moon
6. Mirror – dream
7. Dark Night
8. Remembrance
9. Fate
Text
Lady SARASHINA
Language
English
Commissioned by
Opera National de Lyon
Premiere information
4 March 2008, Opera National de Lyon; Ushio Amagatsu (dir.), Peter Eötvös (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Edition Ricordi Berlin, SY 3738
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording (Excerpts available at www.eotvospeter.com)
Remarks, other info
Libretto by Mari Mezei after the text from the diary of Lady Sarashina (Year 1008, Japan)

English translation: Ivan Morris (Penguin Classics Ed. 1975)