Publisher's Synopsis
Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2+EH.2.4: 4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc: Hp: Str(4.4.3.3.3): Vocal soli (11 roles, SSSATTTBBBB): Chorus: Banda (0.0.2+D0: 4.2+4+bs.3+2.2)
This grand opera about love stymied by the political intrigue of Spain during the Inquisition, is well-known for the many versions that have been created to accommodate the work's length. Originally written as a five-act opera with ballet at its French p