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
    • Composition date: 1927
    • Duration: 25 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition
    • Opus: 55
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Ernst Krenek

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

  • Date: 6 May 1928
    Location:

    Allemagne, Wiesbaden


    Performers:

    Joseph Rosenstock : direction, Paul Bekker : producteur.