The Burning Question (Lambert, Edward)

Composition Year	2022
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; English language; Latin language

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Publisher. Info.	Edward Lambert, 2022.
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Work Title	The Burning Question
Alternative. Title	La domanda scottante
Composer	Lambert, Edward
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IEL 61
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	2022
First Performance.	2022/09/01
Librettist	see below Composer Norman Welch (b. 1965) Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)
Language	English, Latin
Average DurationAvg. Duration	40 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Modern
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	4 voices (SATB), piano duet (one piano, 4 hands)
InstrDetail	Ignacio, Pope's valet and demon (tenor) Arianna, chambermaid and angel (soprano) The Pope (mezzo-soprano) St. Peter, caretaker (bass) Chorus of distant voices (pre-recorded by the cast) Scene: in the Papal chambers
External Links	work details
Extra Information	Chamber opera