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for Actor, Soli, Adult, Youth and Children's Choruses and Orchestra | 50 minutes
Libretto by Alasdair Middleton Actor - MezSopS.T.BBar Soli - Adult Chorus - Youth Chorus - Children's Chorus 2(Picc).2.2.2 - 2.2.1.0 - 5Perc - Hp - Str(0.0.0.12.3) - Band(0.0.0.0-6.4.0.2) Languages available: Catalan, Chinese/Taiwanese, English, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Swedish SynopsisMinos, king of the island of Crete, has a labyrinth in his palace in which he keeps the Minotaur, a monster – half man and half bull – which feeds on human flesh. To press home a military victory over Athens, Minos decrees that the Athenians should provide a regular supply of their young people to be sacrificed to the monster. The Athenian hero Theseus joins one of these shiploads, slays the Minotaur, and sails home with the Athenian youths.
Commissioned by Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra and Festival d’Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence within a series of commissions of children's operas led by Sir Simon Rattle and Simon Halsey
Winner of a British Composer Award 2016 |
EP72666 - Available from Edition Peters
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