La meraviglia e il dubbio (1990 - 1992)

Scenic cantata in two parts
Texts by Renzo Ricchi

Characters: Echo/ Voice of recollection/Voice from the woodland shadows, soprano; Narcissus, tenor; Knight, bass; First nymph/first fairy, soprano; Second  nymph/second fairy, soprano; Third nymph/third fairy, contralto; Young women’s chorus/chorus of fairies, sopranos and contraltos.

Instrumentation: Fl, Perc, Guit, Hapschd, Strings (or 2Vln, Vla, Vlc, D-B)

Duration: ca. 1h 2m

Premiere: Firenze, Palazzo Vecchio, 05-08-1993
Kate Lafferty Gamberucci, Sop; Massimo La Guardia, Ten; Duccio Dal Monte, Bs; Anita Venturi, Ghang Chiung Wen, Costanza Redini, Vocal trio
Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia Musicale di Firenze: Francesco Rizzi, Cond

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