Ernst Krenek
23.08.1900—22.12.1991

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Ernst Krenek
The Secret Kingdom | op. 50

Work Details
Opus: op. 50
Year of composition: 1926-1927
Subtitle: Märchenoper in 1 Akt
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Librettist: Ernst Krenek
Parts: Der König, Bariton
Die Königin, Koloratursopran
Der Narr, Bariton
Der Rebell, Tenor
Die drei singenden Damen: Sopran, Mezzosopran, Alt
Erster Revolutionär, Tenorbuffo
Zweiter Revolutionär, Baßbuffo
Ein Wächter, Tenor
Choir: SATB
Instrumentation details: 2 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 0 - timp, perc, str - on stage: perc, bjo or mandolin
Scenery: 2
Duration (min): 55
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World Première
Location: Wiesbaden / Germany
Date: 01.01.1928
Work Introduction

Shortly after he completed his tragic opera Der Diktator, Ernst Krenek started work on another one-act opera whose subtitle (Märchenoper – fairy tale opera) already suggests that it is set in an entirely different world, with regard to both the message and the music. Today, Das geheime [...]

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