The Rake's Progress, K078 (Stravinsky, Igor)

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Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1951. Plate B. & H. 17853.
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Work Title The Rake's Progress
Alternative. Title An Opera in Three Acts
Composer Stravinsky, Igor
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. K078
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IIS 95
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1947-51
First Performance. 1951/09/11 in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice
Composer (conductor)
First Publication. 1951 – London: Boosey & Hawkes
Copyright Information Although purely instrumental selections and arrangements are permitted for this piece, items
containing any text by the author(s) listed below cannot be added to the main server until
January 1, 2046.
Librettist see below
Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)
Chester Kallman (1921-1975)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours, 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Tom Rakewell, a Rake (tenor)
Anne Trulove, his Betrothed (soprano)
Anne Trulove, his Betrothed (bass-baritone)
Baba the Turk, a Bearded Lady (mezzo-soprano)
Father Trulove, Anne's Father (bass)
Father Trulove, Anne's Father (tenor)
Mother Goose, a Whore (contralto)
Keeper of the Madhouse (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Whores, Roaring Boys, Servants, Citizens, Madmen

Orchestra

2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harpsichord (or piano)
strings (4 solo violins, 3 solo violas, 2 solo cellos, solo double bass)
External Links Kirchmeyer Catalog
Wikipedia article
Extra Information This work is the composer's only full-length stage work. It ended his neo-classicist period of his career.

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