Caligula (Glanert)

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Caligula is 2006 German-language opera by Detlev Glanert in four acts to a libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, freely adapted from the 1945 play by Albert Camus. The published version by Boosey & Hawkes also includes an English version by Amanda Holden. [1] [2] The opera premiered at the Oper Frankfurt, conducted by Markus Stenz, directed by Christian Pade  [ de ]. [3] The plot of Camus' play tells of the last days of Caligula. [4] [5]

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Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 7 October 2006
Conductor: Markus Stenz
Caligula dramatic baritone Ashley Holland
Caesonia mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster
Helicon countertenor Martin Wölfel  [ de ]
Cherea bass Gregory Frank
Scipio contralto Jurgita Adamonyte
Mucius tenor Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Mereia/LepidusbaritoneDietrich Volle
Livia soprano Barbara Zechmeister
Drusila silent role
Four poets2 tenors, 2 bassesConstantin Neiconi, Michael Schulte,
Jin Soo Lee, Matthias Holzmann

Recording

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References

  1. Caligula, work details, Boosey & Hawkes
  2. Margaret Ross Griffel, Operas in German: A Dictionary ISBN   978-1-4422-4797-0 2018, p. 74: "Caligula, opera in four acts by Detlev Glanert; libretto (Ger) by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, after Albert Camus. ... Oper Frankfurt, with Ashley Holland (Caligula), Michaela Schuster (Caesonia), Martin Wölfel (Helicon), and Gregory Frank (Cherea)"
  3. Ernst Christian Schütt. Chronik Jahrgangsband 2007 ISBN   978-3577141079 2008. p. 153: "In seiner Oper Caligula beleuchtet Detlev Glanert den Wandel des römischen Kaisers vom vorbildlichen Herrscher zum grausamen Tyrannen."
  4. Opernwelt , vol. 48, issues 1–6, p. 41, 2007
  5. Opernwelt, vol. 47, issues 7–12, p. 11
  6. Review by Andrew Clements, The Guardian , 30 April 2010: "A full German libretto is included in the booklet, but there's no English version."