Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)

Chrysomallos (1962)

opera in four acts
[Der goldene Bock - The golden ram]


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1962
    • Publisher: Bärenreiter
    • Opus: 186
    • Commission: Hamburg Staatsoper
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Ernst Krenek

Detailed formation
  • soloists: 5 solo baritones [Athamas ; Phineus ; Melachron ; Jason ; Chattahoochie] , 4 solo mezzo-sopranos [Ino ; Medea ; Glaukis ; Abisorontas] , 3 solo tenors [Phrixos ; Chairosthenes ; Pelias] , solo soprano [Nephele] , speaking voice [nombre non spécifié]
  • unspecified choir
  • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussionist, electric guitar, harp, celesta, piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 16 June 1964
    Location:

    Allemagne, Hambourg, Staatsoper


    Performers:

    Ernst Krenek : direction, Egon Monk : production, Alfred Siercke : mise en scène, Tom Krause : Jason, Helga Pilarczyk : Medea, Helmut Melchert : Pelias, Toni Blankenhein : Chattahoochie, Elisabeth Steiner : Glaukis, Ria Urban : Abisorontas, Ilse Hollweg : Nephele, Vladimir Ruzdak : Athamas, Cvetka Ahlin : Ino, Jürgen Förster : Phrixos, Anneliese Gerike : Helle, Kurt Marschner Harwig : Melachron.