Work Information
Sergei Prokofiev : The Betrothal In A Monastery (The Duenna), op.86
| Work Notes |
available in the USA, Canada and Mexico only |
Publisher |
Schirmer Russian Music |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Year Composed |
1941 |
| Duration |
2 Hours, 36 Minutes |
Chorus |
chorus |
| Solo Instrument(s) |
6 Tenors, 5 Baritones, Soprano, Alto, Mezzo soprano, 3 Basses, Contralto [=Mezzo soprano], 3 musicians (Trumpet, Bass Drum, Double Bass) |
Orchestration |
3333/4331/timp.perc/hp/str |
| Languages |
Russian |
Availability |
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Programme Note
Lyric-comic opera in four acts, nine scenes.
Synopsis:
In eighteenth century Seville, a rich middle-aged merchant Mendoza wants to marry Louise, the daughter of an impoverished nobleman, but he is tricked into marrying Louise’s duenna, who has been masquerading as the young lady and who helps Louise and her brother marry those they really love.
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