Miss Havisham's Fire
Dominick Argento
About this work:
Opera in two acts
Libretto by John Olon-Scrymgeour, after Dickens's `Great Expectations' (E)
Year composed: 1979
Duration: 01:00:40
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Opera, More than One Act, with Chorus
Instrumentation: 2 Piccolo, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 3 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 2 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Celesta, 1 Organ, 1 Strings (General), 1 Harp, 3 Soprano, 2 Mezzo-Soprano, 1 Alto, 2 Tenor, 1 Baritone, 1 Bass-Baritone, 2 Bass, 1 Narrator, 1 S, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B
Instrumentation notes: Major role: colS; minor roles: 2S,2M,A,2T,Bar,BBar,2B,speaker; chorus 2(I=picc,II=afl).2(II=corA).2(I=ssax,II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-3.2.2.1-timp.perc(2):vib/t.bells/glsp/susp.cyms/tam-t/BD/whip/tgl/tamb/steel plate/steel anvil/bell tree/tpl.bl/wind chimes-harp-pft(=cel)-harm or org-strings