Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Schwergewicht oder Die Ehre der Nation (1927)
burlesque operetta in one act
[Heavyweight, or The pride of the Nation]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1927
- Duration: 25 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition
- Opus: 55
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernst Krenek
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Composition date:
1927
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo bass voice [buffo : Adam Ochsenschwanz] , solo soprano [Evelyn] , 3 solo tenors [Gaston ; Journalist ; Advisor] , solo baritone [Professor Himmelhuber] , solo mezzo-soprano [Anna-Maria Himmelhuber]
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussionist, banjo, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
6 May 1928
Location:Allemagne, Wiesbaden
Performers:Joseph Rosenstock : direction, Paul Bekker : producteur.