Darius Milhaud
Der befreite Theseus
Duration: 10'
Text von: Henri Hoppenot
Übersetzer: Karlheinz Gutheim, Wilhelm Reinking
Dedication: à E. H.
Choir: SATB (Vokalquartett)
Roles:
Aricia
Mezzosopran / Phædra
Sopran / Hippolytos
Bariton / Theramenes
Bariton / Theseus
Tenor
Instrumentation details:
1·1·1·1 - 1·1·0·0 - timp., perc. - str.
Milhaud - Der befreite Theseus
Printed/Digital
Translation, reprints and more
Darius Milhaud
Milhaud: The Liberation of TheseusType: Klavierauszug
Language: Deutsch | Englisch | Französisch
Sample pages
Audio preview
Work introduction
Between 1917 and 1923, Darius Milhaud wrote six symphonies for small groups of instruments, each lasting a maximum of six minutes. Symphony No. 6 was arranged for four singers and two instruments. In 1927, he wrote three operas, also short and for small groups of instruments. He was not the only composer to be interested in themes from Greek mythology during the 1920s: Stravinsky’s Oedipus received its world première in 1927 and Orff’s Orpheus in 1925. The music is simple and stylised with concise rhythms and a vocal sextet which takes on the role of a classical Greek chorus.