The Flood (Stravinsky)
1962 musical stage production by Igor Stravinsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Flood: A musical play (1962) is a short biblical drama by Igor Stravinsky on the story of Noah and the flood, originally conceived as a work for television. It contains singing, spoken dialogue, and ballet sequences. It is in Stravinsky's late, serial style.
The Flood | |
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A musical play by Igor Stravinsky | |
Librettist | Robert Craft |
Language | English |
Based on | Noah and the Flood, mystery plays |
Premiere |
The work was premiered in the United States on the CBS Television Network on 14 June 1962, a production conducted by Robert Craft and choreographed by George Balanchine. Dramatic actors participating in the work included Laurence Harvey (narrator), Sebastian Cabot (Noah), and Elsa Lanchester (Noah's wife, which Lanchester played with a Cockney accent). Robert Craft also conducted the first staged performance, by the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico in 1962,[1] and again in Hamburg on 30 April 1963.