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The Chosen

Composer
Doráti Antal
Original / Hungarian title
The Chosen / A kiválasztott
Foreign language / English title
The Chosen
Subtitle
Opera in 3 Acts
Year of composition
1984
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
12 voice solo - mixed choir (S-A-T-B) - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.s.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (5 esec. - xil., campli., gr.c., 3 tmb.picc.c.c., 3 gong, tam-tam, 3 ptto.sosp., ptti., 3 tom-tom, 5 conga) - org. (ad lib.), cel., 2 arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla. ,vlc., cb.

On stage: 6 tp., 3 trb.
Duration
175 min
Text
DORÁTI, Antal
Language
English / Italian
Publisher / Source
Müller & Schade
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Remarks, other info
Libretto by Antal Doráti after Martin Buber´s play "Elija"