Instrumentation

Woman (MS) – Zabelle (S) – Lover 1 / Composer (S) – Lover 2 / Composer's Assistant (CT) – Artisan / Collector (Bar). 1(picc+bfl).1.2(I=t.recorder, II=basset horn+t.recorder).cbcl(=cl+bcl).1(=cbsn+b.recorder) – 2.2(=picc.tpt).1.0 – per(2) I: 2 crot/2 t.bells/cym/whip/2 cabasas/guiro/2 bongos/SD/tenor drum. II: 4 t.bells – harp – cel – 2 vln.2 vla.2 vcl.db (db requires low B extension or 5 strings)

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Full Score (Limited Edition) 057154309X, Full Score 0571543219, Vocal score (first edition) 0571543057 and text 0571543065 on sale

Picture a day like this (text for music) (Opera)

George Benjamin, Martin Crimp

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Picture a day like this (First Edition Vocal Score) (Opera)

George Benjamin, Martin Crimp

£40.00

Picture a day like this (Limited Edition Full Score) (Opera)

George Benjamin, Martin Crimp

£145.00

Picture a day like this (full score) (Full Score)

George Benjamin, Martin Crimp

£80.00

Picture a day like this

Opera on 3

BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom)

Jacquelyn Stucker/John Brancy/Cameron Shahbazi/dir. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma/Corinna Niemayer/Beate Mordal/Ema Nikolovska

Picture a day like this

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House (London, United Kingdom)

Jacquelyn Stucker/John Brancy/Cameron Shahbazi/dir. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma/Corinna Niemayer/Beate Mordal/Ema Nikolovska

Picture a day like this

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House (London, United Kingdom)

Jacquelyn Stucker/John Brancy/Cameron Shahbazi/dir. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma/Corinna Niemayer/Beate Mordal/Ema Nikolovska

Picture a day like this

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House (London, United Kingdom)

Jacquelyn Stucker/John Brancy/Cameron Shahbazi/dir. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma/Corinna Niemayer/Beate Mordal/Ema Nikolovska

Picture a day like this

Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House (London, United Kingdom)

Jacquelyn Stucker/John Brancy/Cameron Shahbazi/dir. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma/Corinna Niemayer/Beate Mordal/Ema Nikolovska

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Special limited edition full score of Picture a day like this now on sale

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