Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)

Tarquin (1940)

two-part chamber opera


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1940
    • Publisher: Universal Edition
    • Opus: 90
    • Libretto (details, author):

      M.-C. Schulte-Strathaus et P. Funk (texte en allemand), Emmet Lavery (texte en anglais)

Detailed formation
  • soloists: solo baritone [Marius] , solo soprano [Corinna] , 2 solo tenors [Cleon ; Der Kanzler] , solo bass voice [Der Erzbischof] , 4 speaking voices
  • clarinet, trumpet, percussionist, 2 pianos, violin

Premiere information

  • Date: 13 May 1941
    Location:

    États-Unis, Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar College, Avery Hall


    Performers:

    Emmet Lavery et John Pierce : Marius, Juliette Harvey, Elizabeth Muir et Elinor Shutts : Corinna, Richard Brooks : Cleon, Henry Noble MacCracken : Archbishop, Nikander Strelsky : Chancellor, Charles Gordon Post : Bruno, Francis Matteson : Reporter, Clair Leonard : Tonio, Francis Matteson : Officer, Ernst Krenek : piano.