Three Krenek operas to be staged in Frankfurt

Three Krenek operas to be staged in Frankfurt

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norman lebrecht

April 27, 2016

The new season, announced this morning includes three house premieres of short stage works by Ernst Krenek, on of the most successful inter-War composers, later exiled to Los Angeles.

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Ernst Křenek

Der Diktator (The Dictator / first performance in Frankfurt)

Schwergewicht oder Die Ehre der Nation (Heavyweight or the Honour of the Nation /first performance in Frankfurt)

Das geheime Königreich (The Secret Kingdom / first performance in Frankfurt)

Sunday April 30th 2017

Conductor: Lothar Zagrosek

Director: David Hermann

Stage Designer: Jo Schramm

Costume Designer: Katharina Tasch

Comments

  • Mathieu says:
    April 27, 2016 at 9:35 am

    Fantastic. I would love to be able to go. Glenn Gould´s ghost must be ecstatic.

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