Music hire Available for hire from Birmingham Opera Company: brilliantly re-imagined orchestrations for small forces. We all need to find ways to survive and thrive in the "new normal". Birmingham Opera Company first established its reputation with brilliantly re-imagined orchestrations for small forces: Offering greater flexibility of configuration in and out of a theatre; Maintaining the quality of the original scale work; Can be performed with or without a chorus. "...some of the mightiest sounds ever imagined by the mind of man, communicate every bit as awesomely as they might at Bayreuth or Covent Garden. It is as I said, a miracle." Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator All titles available in original language or in specially-commissioned English translations. We can advise on rights for the translations. For further info email: [email protected] The Ring Saga An abridged version of Wagner's Ring Cycle, available separately or as a whole: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold) 1 hour 54 mins approx; Die Walküre (Valkyrie) 2 hours 52 mins approx; Siegfried 2 hours 12 mins approx; Götterdämmerung (Twilight) 2 hours 44 mins approx. Version by Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick For 12 singers Orchestration for 18 players by Jonathan Dove Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola/Violin Cello 1 Cello 2 Double Bass Flute/Piccolo Oboe/Cor Anglais Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone Bassoon Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet/Flugelhorn Trombone Tuba/Bass Trumpet Timpani/Percussion Harp Organ Falstaff Verdi Version for 15 players by Jonathan Dove Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass Flute/Piccolo Oboe/Cor Anglais Clarinet Bassoon/Contrabassoon Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet Trombone Timpani/Percussion Harp, doubling cymbals La bohème Puccini For 7 singers Version for 15 players by Jonathan Dove Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet Trombone, doubling triangle and tubular bells Flute/Piccolo Oboe/Cor Anglais Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Bassoon Timpani/Percussion Harp, doubling cymbals Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Mozart Orchestration for 15 players by Jonathan Dove Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola/Violin Cello Double Bass Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute Oboe/Cor Anglais Clarinet/Alto Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone Bassoon Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet Trombone Timpani/Percussion Piano/Accordion/Celeste Fidelio Beethoven For 7 singers Orchestration for 17 players by Julian Grant, including Leonore No. 3 Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass Flute/Piccolo Oboe Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bassoon Contrabassoon Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet/Flugelhorn Trumpet 2 Timpani Keyboard Macbeth Verdi For 10 singers Orchestration for 16 players by Julian Phillips Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass Flute/Piccolo Oboe/Cor Anglais Clarinet/Eb Clarinet Bassoon Horn 1 Horn 2 Trumpet Trombone Timpani/Percussion Harp, doubling cymbals Organ, doubling bass drum and suspended cymbal Also available: The Two Widows Smetana, a new version for cast of four, arranged for piano quintet by Christopher Willis Vixen Sharp Ears (Cunning Little Vixen) Janáček, version by Jonathan Dove Although this was commissioned by Birmingham Opera Company, it is now held by Universal Edition. For further info email: [email protected]