Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Chrysomallos (1962)
opera in four acts
[Der goldene Bock - The golden ram]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1962
- Publisher: Bärenreiter
- Opus: 186
- Commission: Hamburg Staatsoper
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Libretto (details, author):
Ernst Krenek
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Composition date:
1962
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra]
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
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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.