Music Theatre since 1990 - Schott Music

Rodion Shchedrin
Lolita
Opera in two acts after the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov
Libretto by the composer
Origin: 1992–1993
Language: Russian | Swedish text version by Lasse Zilliacus | English text version by Ariane
Comstock
1994
Cast: Lolita · lyric coloratura soprano – Humbert Humbert · baritone – Clare Quilty · high tenor –
Charlotte, Lolita’s Mother · mezzo soprano – Citizens of Ramsdale: Mrs Chatfield · mezzo soprano
– her Husband · light, high bass – Citizens of Beardsley: Ms Pratt · mezzo soprano – Neighbour
in the East · soprano – Music Teacher · mezzo soprano – Church Warden · tenor –
Red Pullover · bass – Reception Manager · low bass – black Maidservant · alto – 1. Drunkard
· tenor – 2. Drunkard · bass – two black Girls on advertising boards on the street · soprano,
mezzo soprano – Boy in the church · boy soprano – Boy’s Choir in the church · Boy’s Chorus –
Chorus of the Judges · Basses
Orchestra: 4 (3. auch Altfl., 4. auch Picc.) · 2 · Engl. Hr. · 3 (3. auch Altsax.) · 2 · Kfg. –
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 – P. S. (hg. Crot. · Gl. · Sonagli · Hi-Hat · Tamt. · 2 Bong. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Choclo ·
Glass-Chimes · Sirene · Wind-Chimes · Plattengl. · Tin-Whistle · Flex. · Xyl.) (3 Spieler) –
Hfe. · Cel. · Cemb. – Str.
Duration: 180‘
Vocal score ED 9894 · Performance material on hire
Selected Productions
14.12.1994 Royal Opera Stockholm (WP in Swedish)
Mstislav Rostropovitch · Ann-Margret Pettersson · John Conklin
12.05.2003 Academic State Theatre Perm (WP of the Russian version)
Valerij Platonov · Georgij Isaakjan · Jelena Solowjewa · Tatjana Parfenowa
30.10.2008 Marinsky Theatre St. Petersburg (concert performance)
Valery Gergiev
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