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Taneyev, Sergey 1856 - 1915

Oresteia (opera)

Орестея

Vocal Ensemble, Mixed Chorus, Orchestra Operas Romantic Composed 1882 published 1895 38 movements dedicated to In memory of Anton Rubinstein

Movements

38 movements
  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Tableau 1
  3. 3 Scene (guard)
  4. 4 Scene (Chorus of women, Clytaemnestra)
  5. 5 Scene (Clytaemnestra, chorus of people)
  6. 6 Scene (Narrative of Aegisthus. Duet)
  7. 7 Tableau 2
  8. 8 March with chorus
  9. 9 Scene (Agamemenon and chorus of warriors)
  10. 10 Scene and duet (Clytaemnestra and Agamemnon)
  11. 11 Scene of Cassandra with chorus (Clytaemnestra, Cassandra, chorus of people)
  12. 12 Concluding scene (Aegisthus, Clytaemnestra, bodyguards, people)
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  1. 13 Tableau 1
  2. 14 Recitative and arioso of Clytaemnestra
  3. 15 Scene (shade of Agamemnon, Clytaemnestra, later a female chorus)
  4. 16 Recitative and duet with chorus (Clytaemnestra, Elektra, and female chorus)
  5. 17 Tableau 2
  6. 18 Scene (Orestes)
  7. 19 Scene (Orestes with chorus of women)
  8. 20 Scene (Elektra and chorus of women)
  9. 21 Scene and duet (Elektra, Orestes, and chorus of women)
  10. 22 Tableau 3
  11. 23 Scene (Orestes and slave)
  12. 24 Quartet (Elektra, Clytaemnestra, Orestes, Aegisthus)
  13. 25 Scene (slave and Clytaemnestra)
  14. 26 Scene and duet (Clytaemnestra and Orestes)
  15. 27 Concluding scene (Orestes and chorus)
  16. 28 Tableau 1
  17. 29 Entr'acte and scene (Orestes and Furies)
  18. 30 Tableau 2
  19. 31 Entr'acte
  20. 32 Scene (Orestes, Furies [offstage], later Apollo)
  21. 33 Tableau 3
  22. 34 Entr'acte and chorus of Athenians
  23. 35 Scene (Orestes and chorus)
  24. 36 Procession of areopagites
  25. 37 Scene (Orestes and an Areopagite)
  26. 38 Concluding scene (Athena, Orestes, Areopagites, people)

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