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Kate Soper

Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus

Subtitlemonodrama for speaking soprano and orchestra
Text informationTexts by Kate Soper, Rainer Maria Rilke, Alessandro Striggio, Joseph Addison, Jean-François Regnard, Ottavio Rinuccini, Aurelio Aureli, Pietro Pariati, and Ottavio Rinuccini
Year(s) composed2025
PublisherSchott Music
Instrumentation2(1.pic, 2.bfl).2.2.2(2.cbsn)-4.2.2.1btbn.1-3perc(I. vib, s.d, sus cym, b.d, crot, tri; II. wdbl, tam-t, glsp, sus cym, splash cym, sleigh bells, lg sus cym, cast, china cym, crot[shared with perc 1]; III. sus cym, tri, 3tom-t, chimes, finger cym, thai gong[G3], thundersheet, 5tempbl, crash cym, china cym).timp-pno(harpsichord).hp-str
Duration34'
PremiereMay 22, 23, 24, 27; Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall; New York, NY New York Philharmonic; Kate Soper, Soprano • Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
CommissionCommissioned by the New York Philharmonic
LanguageEnglish

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