The secret kingdom
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| Title: | The secret kingdom |
| Shape: | Fairy tale opera in one act |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Ernst Krenek |
| Libretto : | Ernst Krenek |
| Premiere: | May 6, 1928 |
| Place of premiere: | State Theater Wiesbaden |
| Playing time: | approx. 55 minutes |
| Place and time of the action: | Fairyland |
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The secret kingdom is a fairy tale opera in one act (two pictures) with text and music by Ernst Krenek , whose Op. 50. The opera forms a triptych together with Krenek's short operas The Dictator and Heavyweight or The Honor of the Nation . The three operas were premiered on May 6, 1928 in the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden as part of the Wiesbaden International May Festival.
layout
An orchestral interlude is played during the change of image, which takes place with the curtains closed.
Instrumentation
The orchestral line-up for the opera includes the following instruments:
- Woodwinds : two flutes (also piccolo ), two oboes , two clarinets , two bassoons
- Brass : horn , trumpet , trombone
- Timpani , percussion : pool , bass drum , snare drum , tenor drum, wooden drum, castanets , tambourine
- Strings
- Stage music behind the scene: drums (cymbals, bass drum, stirring drum, ratchet , various bells), banjo or mandolin
Web links
- Story of The Secret Kingdom at Opera-Guide Landing page currently unavailable due to URL change
- Work information and view score in the Universal Edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ May 6, 1928: "The Secret Kingdom". In: L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia ..
- ↑ a b Winfried Kirsch: The secret kingdom. In: Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater . Volume 3: Works. Henze - Massine. Piper, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-492-02413-0 , p. 332.