- General information
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Composition date:
1932 - 1933
- Duration: 1 h 45 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition, version 1983
- Opus: 73
- Dedication: au Wiener Staatsoper et son directeur Clemens Krauss
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernst Krenek
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Composition date:
1932 - 1933
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 3 solo baritones [Karl V ; Martin Luther ; Sultan Soliman] , solo contralto [Juana] , 2 solo sopranos [Eleonore ; Isabella] , 2 solo tenors [Ferdinand ; Francisco Borgia ; Francis I ; Frangipani] , narrator [Juan de la Regla]
- mixed choir
- 2 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussionist, harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
22 June 1938
Location:République tchèque, Prague, Neues Deutsches Theater
Performers:Karl Rankl : direction, Friedrich Schramm : producteur, Franz Schulthes : mise en scène, Pavel Ludikar : Karl V, Anton Schmerzenreich : Juan, Martha Cuno : Eleonore, Harriet Henders : Isabella, Lydia Kindermann : Juana, Kurt Baum : François, Josef Schwartz : Luther, Hans Grahl : Francisco Borgio.