Caligula (Glanert)
Caligula is 2006 German-language opera by Detlev Glanert in four acts to a libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, freely adapted from the 1945 play by Albert Camus. The published version by Boosey & Hawkes also includes an English version by Amanda Holden.[1][2] The opera premiered at the Oper Frankfurt, conducted by Markus Stenz, directed by .[3] The plot of Camus' play tells of the last days of Caligula.[4][5]
Roles[]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 7 October 2006 Conductor: Markus Stenz |
---|---|---|
Caligula | dramatic baritone | Ashley Holland |
Caesonia | mezzo-soprano | Michaela Schuster |
Helicon | countertenor | |
Cherea | bass | Gregory Frank |
Scipio | contralto | Jurgita Adamonyte |
Mucius | tenor | Hans-Jürgen Lazar |
Mereia/Lepidus | baritone | Dietrich Volle |
Livia | soprano | Barbara Zechmeister |
Drusila | silent role | |
Four poets | 2 tenors, 2 basses | Constantin Neiconi, Michael Schulte, Jin Soo Lee, Matthias Holzmann |
Recording[]
- Caligula – Ashley Holland (Caligula), Michaela Schuster (Caesonia), Martin Wölfel (Helicon), and Dietrich Volle (Mereia/Lepidus), Barbara Zechmeister (Livia), Hans-Jürgen Lazar (Mucius), Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Markus Stenz, Oehms 2012[6]
References[]
- ^ Caligula sheet music, Boosey & Hawkes
- ^ Margaret Ross Griffel, Operas in German: A Dictionary 1442247975 2018, p. 74: "Caligula, opera in four acts by Detlev Glanert; libretto (Ger) by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, after Albert Camus. ... Oper Frankfurt, with Ashley Holland (Caligula), Michaela Schuster (Caesonia), Martin Wölfel (Helicon), and Gregory Frank (Cherea)"
- ^ Chronik Jahrgangsband 2007, p. 153 3577141077: "Ernst Christian Schütt – 2008. In seiner Oper Caligula beleuchtet Detlev Glanert den Wandel des römischen Kaisers vom vorbildlichen Herrscher zum grausamen Tyrannen.
- ^ Opernwelt, vol. 48, issues 1–6, p. 41, 2007
- ^ Opernwelt, Vol. 47, issues 7–12, p. 11
- ^ Review, The Guardian, 2010 "A full German libretto is included in the booklet, but there's no English version"
Categories:
- 2006 operas
- German-language operas
- Operas
- Operas based on plays
- Cultural depictions of Julia Drusilla
- Cultural depictions of Caligula