Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Pallas Athene weint (1952 -1953)
opera in a prologue and three acts
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1952 - 1953
- Duration: 2 h 10 mn
- Publisher: Universal Edition, Schott
- Opus: 144
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernst Krenek
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Composition date:
1952 - 1953
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [2 solo voices or more and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: solo mezzo-soprano [Pallas Athene] , solo bass-baritone [Sokrates] , 5 solo tenors [Alkibiades ; Meletos ; Senator (ténor ou baryton) ; Lysander ; Ktesippos] , 3 solo baritones [Meton ; Nauarchos ; Brasidas] , 2 solo sopranos [Althaea ; Timaea]
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, percussionist, harp, piano, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
17 October 1955
Location:Allemagne, Hamburg, Hamburgische Staatsoper
Performers:Leopold Ludwig : direction, Günther Rennert : producteur, Alfred Siercke : mise en scène et costumes, Margarete Ast : Pallas Athene, James Pease : Sokrates, Heinz Sauerbaum : Alkibiades, Helmut Melchert : Meletos, Hermann Prey : Meton, Helga Pilarczyk : Althaea, Karl Otto : Nauarchos, Adolf Meyer-Bremen : Senator, Arnold ven Mill : Agis.