1993

an opera for an ensemble of principals, chorus, dancers and orchestra

By:

• Philip Norman

Duration:

1h 45' 00"

Instrumentation:

2121; 2200; percussion; timpani; 2 keyboards; strings

Contents:

Based on composer's 1990 ballet of same name.

Text Note:

Story by Charles Dickens; Libretto by Philip Norman

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Canterbury Opera

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• Christmas
• Language and Literature

Related Works

A Christmas Carol

Philip Norman

Performance History

	27 Nov 1993	Performed by G Gorton, soloists, Canterbry Opera, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, cond. John Hopkins, dir. Russell Kerr
		Christchurch Symphony    John Hopkins