| Chlestakows Wiederkehr | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Giselher Klebe | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Translation | Khlestakov's Return |
| Librettist | Klebe |
| Language | German |
| Based on | The Government Inspector by Gogol |
| Premiere | |
Chlestakows Wiederkehr, op. 149, (Khlestakov's Return) is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe. He also wrote the libretto, based on the play Der Revisor ( The Government Inspector ) by Nikolai Gogol. The work lasts about 70 minutes.
The opera premiered on 11 April 2008 at the Landestheater Detmold, Germany. It is Klebe's only comedic opera. His adaptation of the text is only loosely based on Gogol and adds a significant twist in the final scene.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 11 April 2008 [1] Conductor: Erich Wächter [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Antonowitsch Swosnik, Town Governor | baritone | Andreas Jören |
| Ammos Fjordorowitsch Ljapkin, Judge | tenor | Byoung Oh Kim |
| Luka Lukitsch, School Inspector | baritone | Joachim Goltz |
| Artemij Filipowitsch Semljnanika, Superintendent for the Homeless and the Old | bass | Vladimir Miakotine |
| Iwan Kusmitsch Schpekin, Post Master | tenor | Snorri Wium |
| Natascha Andrejewna, Town Governor's wife | mezzo-soprano | Brigitte Bauma |
| Olga Antonowna, Town Governor's daughter) | soprano | Kirsten Höner zu Siederdissen |
| Iwan Alexandrowitsch Chlestakow, a young man from Petersburg | tenor | Johannes Harten |
| Ossip, Chlestakow's servant | tenor | Markus Gruber |
| Mischka, the Town Governor's servant | Kevin Dickmann | |
| Stephan Iwanowitsch Koropkin, Innkeeper | ||
| Policeman | spoken role | |
| Director | Kay Metzger | |
| Stage & Costume Design | Petra Mollérus | |
| Dramaturgy | Elisabeth Wirtz | |
The role names above are spelled as in the German text.
