LA CABEZA DEL BAUTISTA. Enric Palomar
Opera in one act
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Title: The head of the Baptist (La cabeza del Bautista)
Libretto: based on the homonymous work by Ramón Mª del Valle-Inclán, adapted by Carlos Wagner
Genre: opera
Year of composition: 2008
Voices: Don Igi, the Indiano Gachupín (Higinio Pérez), tenor; La Pepona, soprano; El Jándalo, (Alberto Saco) baritone; Valerio the Little Bird, tenor; The Barber, baritone; The Tailor, baritone; The Dwarf of Salnés (Merengue), tenor; Rondalla de mozos 2 tenors, 2 baritones (minimum); El Ciego, bass baritone; Blind man’s waiter, child; People from the bar*, mixed choir. *(poems by Ramón Mª del Valle-Inclán)
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 C Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (3 players), Harp, Piano , Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
Duration: 90 min.
Language: Spanish
Editorial Mondigromax
Commission: Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation, Barcelona
Dedicated to Dietrich Grosse
World premiere: April 20, 2009 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Stage direction Carlos Wagner; musical direction Josep Caballé
Score: pdf 366 pages.
ISMN: 979-0-9018959-7-3
