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Title of the work

La Putain respectueuse / The Respectful Prostitute

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
A tisztességtudó utcalány
Foreign language / English title
La Putain respectueuse / The Respectful Prostitute
Subtitle
Opera in one act
Dedication
"to László Bánki producer"
Year of composition
1978
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
S., 2 T., 2 Bar., B. soli - 2 fl. (I anche fl.a., II anche picc.), ob., c.ing., cl., cl.b., fg. - cor., tr., trb., tuba - timp., perc. (4 esec.) - arpa, pf. - strings: 6 vl., 2 vla., 2 vlc., cb.
Duration
40 min
Movements, parts
One act
Text
SARTRE, Jean-Paul; LENDVAY, Kamilló;
Language
Hungarian / French / English / German
Commissioned by
Hungarian Television
Premiere information
1979, Hungarian Television; Júlia Pászthy, Dénes Gulyás, László Polgár, István Gáti, János Csányi, Tamás Kertész, Chamber Ensemble of the Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Breitner Tamás (cond.), László Vámos (director)

1983, Espace Pierre Cardin Theatre, Paris; June Card, Bernard Sinclair, Louis Hagen-William, Xavier Tamalet, Dominique Longuet, Francois Rodiére, Orchestra of l´Opera du Nord, Henry Gallois (cond.), Directed by Máté Rabinovszky (Premier on stage)

2003, Átrium, Budapest; Péter Oberfrank (cond.), Directed by Kornél Mundroczó (Hungarian premiere on stage)
Publisher / Source
Artisjus
Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12132, 1979 - Júlia Pászthy, Dénes Gulyás, László Polgár, István Gáti, János Csányi, Tamás Kertész, Chamber Ensemble of the Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Breitner Tamás (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Epilogue
2 Scene 1
3 Scene 2
4 Scene 3 - 4
5 Scene 5 - 6
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1976-1978

Libretto after Jean-Paul Sartre´s drama written by Kamilló Lendvay Hungarian translation by András Benedek

French translation by Phillipe Olivier

Winner of "Grand Prix International du Disque Lyrique" in 1979

Composer´s Award at the Veszprém TV Festival, 1982