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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
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| Composition Year | 1952 |
| Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; |
Complete Score (CA)
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| Work Title | The Marriage |
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| Alternative. Title | Ženitba; Die Heirat . Opera for Television |
| Name Translations | El casamiento; Женитьба (опера); Ženitba; 結婚（マルティヌー） |
| Authorities | Wikipedia |
| Composer | Martinů, Bohuslav |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.341 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IBM 111 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1952 |
| First Performance. | 1953 February 7
1954 March 13? (public premiere)
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| First Publication. | 1953 |
| Librettist | Composer
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| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 1 hour |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voices, orchestra |
| InstrDetail | soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, baritone (2 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 narrators/non-singing speakers among minor roles), orchestra: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion (cymbals, bass and snare drums), orchestral pianoforte, strings |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Boosey & Hawkes |
| Extra Information | The composer wrote the opera to his own English libretto after Gogol's story. The opera was published in an English-German bilingual edition and was only later translated into Czech. |
Premiered 7 February 1953, reviewed 8 February.
