General information
Title CZAriadna
Subtitle CZLyrická opera o 1 dějství
Title ENAriadne
Subtitle ENLyric opera in 1 act
Title DEAriadne
Subtitle DELyrische Oper in einem Aufzug
Title FRAriane [auth.]
Subtitle FROpéra en un act
CategoryStage Works and Film Music
SubcategoryOperas
Halbreich number370
Author of lyrics/libretto Martinů, Bohuslav
Author of literary model Neveux, Georges
Parts of the composition (movements)Sinfonia No. 1; The First Scene; Sinfonia No. 2; The Second Scene; Sinfonia No. 3; The Third Scene.
Durata42'
Instruments2222-2320-Timp-Batt-Cel-Arpa-Pf-Archi
List of charactersAriadne (S); 7 young men from Athens: Theseus (Bar), Burun (T) and 5 other young men (T and B); Minotaur (B or Bar); the guard (T); the old man (B).
Origin
Place of compositionSchönenberg - Pratteln
Year of origin1958
Initiation of composition13.05.1958
Completion of composition15.06.1958
First performance
Performer Romansky, Ljubomir Stojanow
Schenkel, Rudolf
Date of the first performance02.03.1961
Location of the first performanceGelsenkirchen, Städtische Bühnen
Note on the first performanceLjubomir Romansky (cond.), Rudolf Schenkel (direction).
Autograph deposition
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Note on the autograph depostitionAutograph score and autograph piano reduction.
Copyright
Note on copyrightBärenreiter, Kassel
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First edition
Place of issueKassel
PublisherBärenreiter, Kassel
Year of publication1960
Editions available at the BM Institute
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Call number at the BM Institute: 1240 arr
Specification of the edition: Arrangement for chambre orchestra
Details of this edition
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Kassel, 1960
Call number at the BM Institute: 1199
Specification of the edition: Large score
Details of this edition
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Kassel, 1960
Call number at the BM Institute: 1240, 1240a
Specification of the edition: 1st edition of the vocal score
Details of this edition
Bärenreiter Praha, Prague, 2021
Call number at the BM Institute: SV MAR 10
Specification of the edition: Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition
Details of this edition
Sources
References Related writings
Documents in the Library
Note Libretto (in French) by Bohuslav Martinů after Georges Neveux's play "Le Voyage de Thésée".
German translation by Fritz Schröder, Czech translation by Eva Bezděková.
Parts of the opera in the autograph score and piano reduction: Sinfonia, Scène 1, Scène 2, Sinfonia n° 2, Scène 3, Sinfonia n° 3, Scène 4.
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