Ernst Krenek
The Secret Kingdom
Duration: 55'
Libretto: Ernst Krenek
Choir: SATB
Roles:
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
Instrumentation details:
2 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 0 - timp, perc, str - on stage: perc, bjo or mandolin
Krenek - Das geheime Königreich
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Ernst Krenek
Der Diktator - Das geheime Königreich - SchwergewichtType: Libretto/Textbuch
Language: Deutsch
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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 Königreich would probably be described as a “green” work: it proclaims the advantages of life away from power, away from towns, away from civilisation – amidst nature, the secret kingdom where the tortured ruler in Krenek’s libretto finally finds peace.