Gasoline (opera)
| Work data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | petrol |
| Shape: | well composed, number-like structure |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek |
| Libretto : | Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, freely based on Calderón de la Barca |
| Premiere: | November 28, 2010 |
| Place of premiere: | Chemnitz , opera house |
| Place and time of the action: | 1929 |
Gasoline is an opera composed in 1929 by Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek based on his own libretto , based on Calderón de la Barca's play Above all magic love (El mayor encanto, amor) . The world premiere took place on November 28, 2010 in the Chemnitz Theater and was broadcast live by MDR Figaro .
action
During his world record flight around the equator, Zeppelin commander Ulysses Eisenhardt has to make an emergency landing on a mysterious island due to a lack of fuel. Gasoline as a fuel is available here in almost unlimited quantities, but there is also a daughter of an American billionaire named Gladys. Eisenhardt's mission almost fails because of her hypnosis trick of turning all male islanders into animals. This is due to his strong will and her ardent love for him. Forgetting all hurt vanity, she happily floats away with him.
background
Reznicek called this work, created in 1928/29, a “cheerful, fantastic game with music”, linked to the ancient myth of Circe and Odysseus and the zeitgeist of the twenties . Presumably it was inspired by the Atlantic crossing of the airship Graf Zeppelin in 1928. The romantic style meets musically with the popular tunes and fashion dances that were popular at the time, which gave the work Kurzweil and Esprit.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Petrol" at the Chemnitz Opera and live at FIGARO , MDR , November 28, 2010