Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Leben des Orest (1928 -1929)
grand opera in five acts
[Heavyweight, or The pride of the Nation]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1928 - 1929
- Duration: 2 h
- Publisher: Universal Edition
- Opus: 60
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernst Krenek
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Composition date:
1928 - 1929
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 2 solo tenors [Agamemnon ; Aegisth] , 2 solo contraltos [Klytaemnestra ; Anastasia] , 5 solo baritones [Orest ; King Thoas ; Aristobulos ; Ein Ausrufer ; Ein Hirt ] , 2 solo sopranos [Elektra ; Thamar] , solo mezzo-soprano [Iphigenie]
- 2 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussionist, banjo, piano, pump organ, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
19 January 1930
Location:Allemagne, Liepzig, Neues Theater
Performers:Gustav Brecher : direction, Walther Brüggmann : producteur, Oskar Strnad : mise en scène, Ernst Neubert : Agamemnon, Lötte Dorwald : Klytaemnestra, Marga Dannenbeg : Elektra, Ilse Koegel : Iphigenie, Karl August Neumann : Orest, Paul Beinert : Aegisth, G. Wentscher-Lehmann : Anastasia, Erst Oberkamp : King Thoas, Elisabeth Berö : Thomar, Adolf Vogel : Aristobulos.