Gilgamesh (opera)
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Gilgamesh (ser. Гилгамеш/Gilgameš), opera in three acts by Rudolf Brucci.
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[edit] Libretto
Based on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh and written by Arsenije Arsa Milošević
[edit] First performance
November 2, 1986, Novi Sad (Serbia) at Serbian National Theatre.
[edit] Time and Place
Territory of story of Epic at the time of king Gilgamesh, at the time of beginning of Mankind, always and everywhere.
[edit] Dramatis personæ
| Gilgamesh | sumerian king | baritone | |
| Enkidu | his friend and brother | tenor | |
| Girl | priestess at the temple of Ishtar | soprano | |
| Rishat | Gilgamesh's mother | mezzosoprano | |
| Ishtar | sumerian goddess of love and fertility | mezzosoprano | |
| Siduri Sabitu | guardian of entrance to the Garden of Gods | coloratura soprano | |
| Aruru | sumerian goddess of creation | soprano | |
| Utnapishtim | Gilgamesh's ancestor | deep bass | |
| Utnapishtim's wife | mezzosoprano | ||
| Hunter Ur-Shanabi |
Utnapishtim's Sailor |
tenor tenor |
one singer |
| First priest | tenor | ||
| Second priest | bass | ||
| Anu Ea Shamash |
sumerian Sky god sumerian god of water and wisdom sumerian god of Sun |
bass bass bass |
one singer (microphone) |
| Scorpion Man | Male voice | ||
| Scorpion Woman | female voice | ||
| Humbaba | demon | robot | |
| Snake | dancer |
People of Uruk – Soldiers – Guard – Priests – Priestesses – Virgins in service of Ishtar – Dancers
[edit] Audio samples
[edit] External links
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