general information

composition date
1968-1969
duration
1h 25 min
editor
Bärenreiter
Dedicatee
à Rolf Liebermann
Opus
206
Commission
Staatsoper Hamburg
Libretto (details, author)

Ernst Krenek

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo bass voice [Urumuru], solo soprano [Sardakai], solo tenor [Carlo], 2 solo mezzo-sopranos [Aminta ; Heloise], solo baritone [Dr. Adriano]

percussionist, 2 clarinets, trumpet, harp, electric guitar, flute, celesta, oboe, trombone, horn, 2 pianos, timpani, bassoon

information about the creation

date
June 27, 1970

Allemagne, Hamburg, Hamburgische Staatsoper

interpreters

le Philharmonisches Staatsorchester, direction : Ernst Krenek, mise en scène : Leopold Lindtberg, Rudolf Heinrich : décors, Hans-Ulrich Hettinger : costumes, Jeanette Scovotti : Sardakai, Raymond Wolansky : Urumuru, Toni Blankenheim : Dr. Adriano, Cvetka Ahlin : Aminta, Horst Wilhelm : Carlo Murbruner, Elisabeth Steiner : Heloise.


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