Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)

Pallas Athene weint (1952 -1953)

opera in a prologue and three acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1952 - 1953
    • Duration: 2 h 10 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition, Schott
    • Opus: 144
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Ernst Krenek

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

  • 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.