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Troades (opera)

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Troades
Opera by Aribert Reimann
The composer in 2010
LibrettistGerd Albrecht and the composer
LanguageGerman
Based onThe Trojan Women
by Euripides, author of original text: Franz Werfel
Premiere
7 July 1986 (1986-07-07)
National Theatre Munich, Opening of the Munich Opera Festival 1986

Troades is a 1986 German-language opera by Aribert Reimann based on Euripides' The Trojan Women.[1][2] A recording of the premiere featuring Helga Dernesch and Nicole Heesters, conducted by Gerd Albrecht was recorded and issued on LP and CD by EMI.[3] The opera was commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.[2]

Roles

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Source:[2]

  • Hecabe (alto)
  • Choir Leader (speaking role)
  • Talthybios (baritone)
  • Kassandra (mezzo-soprano)
  • Andromache (soprano)
  • Helena (soprano)
  • Menelaus (tenor)
  • Athena (speaking role)
  • Poseidon (speaking role)

References

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  1. ^ Latham, Alison (2002). "Troades ('The Trojan Women')". The Oxford companion to music. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7. OCLC 59376677.
  2. ^ a b c "Troades". Schott Music. 10 July 1986. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ OCLC 220508915