Matthew Aucoin
EURYDICE SUITE
Full score
Matthew Aucoin
EURYDICE SUITE
Full score
Commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra, and Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra
Premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director and Conductor
February 3, 4 and 5, 2022
duration circa 18 minutes
The Opera Eurydice, with Libretto by Sarah Ruhl, was commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera.
It was developed by The Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program with support from the Opera America Repertory Development Grant
Originally commissioned in 2014 by The Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program
Associated Music Publishers, Inc. New York, NY
Instrumentation:
3 Flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling Piccolo)
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B b
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in B b
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion - 4 players
1: Glockenspiel, Snare Drum, Kick Drum, Hi-hat, High Suspended Cymbal, Claves, Chains, High Whip, Rainstick
2: Marimba, Crotales (2 octaves), Snare Drum, 4 Tom-toms, Hi-hat, 3 Suspended Cymbals (high, medium, and low)
3: Vibraphone, Xylophone, 4 Tom-toms, Kick Drum, 2 Suspended Cymbals, (high and low), Sleigh Bells
4: Large Concert Bass Drum, Kick Drum, 3 Suspended Cymbals (high, medium, low), Tuned Gongs*, Wind Chimes, Tubular Bells, Egg Shaker
Piano
2 Harps
Strings
*Gong tunings:
Eurydice, the opera was first performed on February 1st, 2020 at the Los Angeles Opera:
Eurydice – Danielle de Niese
Orpheus – Joshua Hopkins
The Father – Rod Gilfry
Hades – Barry Banks
Orpheus’s Double – John Holiday
Little Stone – Stacey Tappan
Big Stone – Raehann Bryce-Davis
Loud Stone – Kevin Ray
The Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Matthew Aucoin, Conductor
Mary Zimmerman, Director
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