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VWV 62 · Duet · 2026 ·

The Forbidden Glance

Tragic Duet — with Isabella Laurent

Catalogue
VWV 62
Form
Tragic Duet
Scoring
Baritone, soprano & orchestra
Composed
2026
Duration
8:00

Orpheus and Eurydice at the threshold of the upper world, in the instant before the forbidden backward glance. His mounting need to see her wars with her desperate plea to stay unseen until the fatal turn, after which their voices fall away from each other into the dark.

From The Laurent Duets · NV-009

Performance materials +
Forces
Baritone, soprano & orchestra
Tessitura
Baritone solo (G2–F4)
Materials
Full score, Study score, Set of orchestral parts
Availability
On hire · Voss Editions
Grade
Advanced — professional ensemble
ISMN
979-0-706062-434-9
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