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Blech, Leo
Alpenkönig und Menschenfeind
(1903)Opera in three acts
Duration: 120 minutes
English
Deutsch
Music Text
Libretto by Richard Batka after Ferdinand Raimund (G)
Scoring
3S,2A,2T,2Bar,B;
2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp.perc(3):tgl/susp.cym/SD/BD-harp-strings; on-stage: cl-SD;
off-stage: female chorus & harm
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
Bote & Bock
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
01/10/1903Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
Conductor: Ernst von Schuch
Company: Königliches Opernhaus Dresden
Roles
| ASTRALAGUS, the King of the Alps | Baritone |
| RAPPELKOPF | Baritone |
| SABINE, his wife | Alto |
| MARTHE, his daughter | Soprano |
| HANS, musician | Tenor |
| LIESCHEN | Soprano |
| HABAKUK | Tenor |
| VEIT MEINHART, carpenter and village musician | Bass |
| KATHARINE, his wife | Alt |
| SUSL, his daughter | Soprano |
| TONI, his little son | silent role |
Moods
Comic
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Ronan Collett / Hrolfur Saemundsson / Sonja Gornik / Irina Popova / Tilmann Unger / Opernchor & Sinfonieorchester Aachen / Christopher Ward
Capriccio C5478
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