SKU: HL.14034588

SKU: HL.14028847

UPC: 884088810375. 8.5x11.0x0.386 inches.

Vocal Score for the Opera in Two Acts.Caritas' is in two acts, the first consisting of 12 short scenes, the second being a continuous scena. The overall form of the opera retains the architecture of Wesker's stage play, but alters the proportions, in order to create a musically dynamic form. While each scene of the first act is centred around a specific pitch, the second act is a Passacaglia, whose 'ground' is a Cantus Firmus, each repetition of which begins on a different note from those of its previous statements. These large-scale architectural features are both reflected in, and derived from, the musical material itself.

SKU: HL.14014797

ISBN 9781844496389. 9.5x13.75x9.74 inches.

The fifteenth full Opera from the prolific Hans Werner Henze, and the first to feature a self-penned libretto. After the poems he wrote for his Songs from the Arabian, Henze has produced this unusal tale through adapting both Arab and Persian legends and invoking the same half-real, half-imaginary Arabia as the song cycle. The story itself is a fairy tale comedy with much in common with The Magic Flute. The orchestral arrangement is huge, featuring quadruple wind, five percussionists and a part for tape.

SKU: HL.14015284

ISBN 9781844491520.

Simon Holt's chamber opera Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? is a highly creative work, with the most intriguing score. An emotive and haunting composition, this work is guaranteed to move the audience. This is the Libretto.