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''From the Towers of the Moon'' is an opera in one act by Robert Moran, with a libretto by Michael John LaChiusa.〔International Who's Who In Music And Musicians' Directory 2000/2001 (International Who's Who in Classical Music), Routledge; 17th edition, 200, p. 451, ISBN 0-948875-53-4〕 It is based on the classic Japanese tale ''Princess Kaguya'', or ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'', which tells of a princess from the moon who comes to Earth. Moran knew the story as ''The Tale of the Shining Princess'' and had seen a film adaptation of the legend made by Kon Ichikawa in 1987. Moran's third opera, it was commissioned and premiered by the Minnesota Opera in 1992. Four excerpts, written for string quartet, were recorded as "Music from the Towers of the Moon" by the Balanescu Quartet. ==Performance history== The opera premiered on the March 27, 1992 at the Minnesota Opera, in a production conducted by David Rudge〔http://www.davidrudge.net/repertoire.html.net/repertoire.html〕 and directed by Nic Muni. The part of the Emperor was performed by baritone Peter Halverson; the part of the girl was performed by Elisabeth Comeaux. Assistant conductor was Carl Witt. While librettist Michael John LaChiusa was an artist-in-residence at the University of North Carolina, UNC Opera presented the U.S. east coast premiere of the opera. ''Music from the Towers of the Moon'' was performed in a new string orchestra version in April 2008, at the State University of New York, Fredonia, conducted by David Rudge. The opera is approximately 80 minutes duration, and is scored for flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, three synthesizers, one percussionist: one timpani, triangle, two suspended cymbals (high and low), large tam, suspended car coil, vibraphone, chimes, two timbales, two sets of bongos (low to high, only 3 bongos used) two violins, viola, and cello (or strings without bassi). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「From the Towers of the Moon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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