general information

composition date
1923
duration
1h 35 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Opus
17
Libretto (details, author)

Ernst Krenek

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
solo baritone [Dr. Berg], 2 solo tenors [Marcus ; Laurence Godlhaar], 2 solo sopranos [Prinzessin Leonore ; Odette], solo bass voice [Kuno], solo mezzo-soprano [Gräffin Blandine], narrator

4 clarinets, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 bassoons, 3 horns, trumpet, 2 trombones, xylophone, percussionist, timpani, banjo

information about the creation

date
June 9, 1924

Allemagne, Francfort, Frankfurter Opernhaus, Deutsches Tonkünsterfest des Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins

interpreters

Ludwig Rottenberg : direction, Walther Brüggmann : producteur, Ludwig Sievert : décors, Richard von Schenck : Kuno, Else Gentner-Fischer : Prinzessin, Betty Mergler : Gräfin, Elisabeth Friedrich : Odette, Jean Stern : Dr Berg, Hermann Schramm : Marcus, Max Roller : Laurenz.


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