Die Ermordung Cäsars
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Operas by Giselher Klebe |
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Die Räuber (1957) |
Die Ermordung Cäsars, op.32, (The Murder of Caesar) is an opera in one act by Giselher Klebe who also wrote the libretto based on the Shakespeare translation by August Wilhelm von Schlegel.
It premiered on 20 September 1959 at the Stadttheater Essen. It is dedicated to Wilhelm Maler.
[edit] Roles
- Caesar (baritone)
- Mark Anthony (baritone)
- Publius and Popilius Lena, senators (sprechgesang, spoken role)
- Conspirators against Caesar:
- Brutus (bariton)
- Cassius (tenor buffo)
- Casca (bass (vocal range))
- Decius (spoken role)
- Metellus Cimber (spoken role)
- A soothsayer (bass)
- Cinna, a poet (tenor)
- People of Rome