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La Tourangelle

Composer
Anhalt István
Original / Hungarian title
La Tourangelle / A tours-i nő
Foreign language / English title
La Tourangelle
Subtitle
Marie de l´Incarnation: Ursuline of Tours, First Superior of the Ursuline Monastery in New France
Year of composition
1974
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
S., S., Ms., T., B. solo (T., B. anche narrator) - fl., (anche picc.), ob., cl. (anche cl.s., cl.b.), fg.(anche cfg.) - cor., tr., trb., tuba - perc. (2 esec.) arpa, pf.(anche cel.), Hammond org. (anche O.M.t) - strings: vl., vla., vlc., cb. - 3 tape recorders, central mixing panel
Duration
65 min
Movements, parts
1. Panegyric
2. Discipline
3. Communion
4. Isaac
5. Mission
6. Interlude (Voyage)
7. Destination
Text
ANHALT, István;
Language
French / English / Latin
Commissioned by
Commissioned for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. by John Roberts through the Canada Council
Premiere information
17 July 1975, MacMillan Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Phyllis Mailing (Ms.), Mary Morrison (S.), Roxolana Roslak (S.), Albert Greer (T.), Gary Relyea (Bar.), Chamber Orchestra with members of the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, Summer School, Marius Constant (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Canadian Music Centre, MV 5980 A596to
Available here!
Recordings
CBC Records CD 988, 2005
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1975, revised: 1982

Text is from diverse sources, assembled by the composer