A Month in the Country

opera in two acts

libretto by William Ball

Edition: Performance material

Series: A Month in the Country

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Orchestral Cast

2(2.pic).1(ca).2(2.bcl).1-2.1.1.0-timp.1perc(glsp, xyl, cym, tam-t, tamb, s.d, tom-t, b.d)-hp.acc(off-stage).pno(off-stage)-str

Cast

Mihail Mihailovitch Rakitin, an author in love with Natalia Petrovna · bass-baritone - Natalia Petrovna Islaeva, a countess · soprano - Arkady Sergeitch Islaev, her husband · tenor - Kolia, their son (age 7) - Vera Alexandrovna, Natalia's orphaned niece · lyric soprano - Anna Semyonovna, Arkady's mother · mezzo-soprano - Lisaveta Bogdanovna, her companion · coloratura soprano - Alexei Alexeivitch Belaev, Kolia's summer tutor · baritone - Doctor, a friend of the family · tenor - Fyodorov, a land owner · tenor

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Title:

A Month in the Country

opera in two acts

libretto by William Ball

based on a play by Ivan Turgenev

Language:

English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

1964

Opus:

op. 24

World Premiere:

October 8, 1964 · New York, NY (USA)
Conductor: Julius Rudel · Choir director: William Jonson
Original staging: William Ball · Costumes: Patton Campbill · Set desing: Howard Bay
(scenic)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by the New York City Opera Company with assistance from the Ford Foundation

Series:

A Month in the Country