Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
König Hirsch (1952 -1956)
opera in three acts
[Le roi cerf]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1952 - 1956
- Duration: 4 h
- Publisher: Schott, nº ED 9102
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Libretto (details, author):
Graf Carlo Gozzi d’après Heinz von Cramer
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Composition date:
1952 - 1956
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: 1 solo tenor [le roi] , 1 solo soprano [le jeune fille] , 1 solo bass-baritone [le gouverneur] , 2 solo sopranos [Scollatella I et II] , 1 solo mezzo-soprano [Scollatella III] , 2 solo contraltos [Scollatella IV ; une dame en noir] , 2 solo tenors [buffos : Checco ; Coltellino] , 1 mime [clowns chantants ad lib., cerf : rôle muet] , 1 female dancer [le peroquet]
- ensemble of vocal soloists(solo soprano [], solo mezzo-soprano [], solo contralto [], solo tenor [], solo bass voice []), children's choir, mixed choir
- 4 flutes [dont 1 sur scène] , 3 oboes, 4 clarinets [dont 1 sur scène] , 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 6 trumpets [dont 3 en do sur scène] , 2 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 percussionists, 6 timpani, 1 glockenspiel (also 1 vibraphone [sur scène] ), 1 harp, 2 celestas [dont 1 sur scène] , 1 piano, 1 accordion (also 1 mandolin), 1 guitar, strings, 1 celesta [sur scène] , 1 organ [sur scène] , 1 mandolin [sur scène] , 1 violin [sur scène]
Premiere information
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Date:
23 September 1956
Location:Berlin, Berliner Festwochen, Städtische Oper Berlin
Performers:Hermann Scherchen : direction, Leonhard Steckl : mise en scène, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle : décors.