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(The Donkey's Shadow) (1949 (unfinished))Libretto by Hans Adler adapted from Martin Wieland's novel `The Abderites' (G,E,I)
S,A,2T,Bar,2B; chorus
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Boosey & Hawkes
Humanistisches Gymnasium of the Benedictine Abbey, Ettal
Conductor: Karl Haussner
Company: Students of the Humanistisches Gymnasium of the Benedictine Abbey, Ettal
| STRUTHION, a dentist | Bass |
| ANTRAX, donkey's driver | Tenor |
| KROBYLE, his wife | Contralto |
| GORGO, his daughter | Soprano |
| PHILIPPIDES, municipal judge | Baritone |
| PHYSIGNATUS, lawyer | Tenor |
| POLYPHONUS, lawyer | Bass |
| KENTETERION, head of the cobbler's Guild | Bass |
| AGATHYRSUS, leader of the Jasontemple | Silent role |
| STROBYLUS, leader of the Latonatemple | Silent role |
| SERVANT OF AGATHYRSUS | Silent role |
| TWO PRIESTS OF LATONA | Silent roles |
| A court servant | Silent role |
| Crowd, Soldiers of the City Guard | Chorus |
The city of Abdera in Thracia, the ancient Schilda
The inhabitants of the Thracian city of Abdera are famed for their stupidity. A dentist hires a donkey for transport but, because of the heat of the day, he shelters in its shadow. The beast's driver is furious because it was his donkey, not its shadow, that was hired. The lengthy legal battles only end when it is announced that the poor forgotten donkey has starved to death.
Comic
Andreas Kohn, Eberhard Büchner, Mette Ejsing, Bodil Arnesen, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Clemens Bieber, Ralf Lukas, Oskar Hillebrand, Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Koch-Schwann 365482