Composition Year | 2020-21 |
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Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For 7 voices, clarinet, accordion, horn, percussion, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello; |
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Work Title | In Five Years' Time |
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Alternative. Title | Así que pasen cinco años |
Composer | Lambert, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEL 57 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 2020-21 |
Librettist | Composer after Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 75 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | 7 voices, clarinet, horn, marimba/percussion, accordion, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello |
Extra Information | Chamber opera. Lorca’s poetic drama of 1931 explores themes of frustrated love, personal identity, decay and death; yet it does so in the manner of a fairy tale, clothed in fun and topsy-turviness. It confuses the nature of time and reality and, in the process, examines the illusion of theatre. This operatic version is a free translation and adaptation of Lorca's text. |