The universe faceplate

Work data
Title:	The universe faceplate
Original title:	Musical picture story in three issues
Original language:	German
Music:	Stephan Winkler
Libretto :	Eugen Egner , Stephan Winkler, Thierry Bruehl
Literary source:	Eugen Egner: novel of the same name
Premiere:	February 7, 2014
Place of premiere:	Wuppertal Opera House
Playing time:	approx. 2 ¼ hours
people
Traugott Neimann 1 and 2 ( baritone ) Thalia Fresluder ( mezzo-soprano ) Veisca Güterbock (mezzo-soprano) Leo XIII, Pope of China ( tenor ) Monika Zwanzig, a bitch ( soprano ) Valerian (speaking role) Erika (soprano) A more or less human being ( old ) Dr. Strogoff ( bass ) Papal Palace electrician (bass) Bramm (bass) Harem guards, ducks cook, ducks on the outskirts of Beijing, counter clerks

The Universums-Forend is an opera by Stephan Winkler based on the novel of the same name by Eugen Egner . The composer created the libretto in collaboration with Thierry Bruehl . The opera was commissioned by the Kunststiftung NRW , which celebrated its 25th anniversary with it. The world premiere was given by the Ensemble Musikfabrik under the conductor Peter Rundel on February 7, 2014 in the Wuppertal Opera House .

Web links

• Stephan Winkler: The Universum forend on the Ensemble Musikfabrik website , accessed on September 21, 2015
• Thomas Molke: Wuppertal premiere with a grotesque plot. Review in Online Musik Magazin , accessed on September 21, 2015
• Andreas Falentin: Weird wishful fantasies. Review by Die Deutsche Bühne , accessed on September 21, 2015