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词条 König Hirsch
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  1. Performance history

  2. Roles

  3. Synopsis

  4. Instrumentation

  5. Recordings

  6. References

{{Infobox opera
| name = {{lang|de|König Hirsch}}
{{lang|it|Il re cervo}}
| genre = Opera
| composer = Hans Werner Henze
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F008277-0008, Köln, Schloss Brühl, Meisterkurse Musik.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = The composer in 1960
| translated name = The Stag King
| description =
| librettist = {{Interlanguage link multi|Heinz von Cramer|de}}
| language = German
| based_on = fable by Carlo Gozzi
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1956|09|23|df=y}}
| premiere_location = Theater des Westens, Berlin
}}

{{lang|de|König Hirsch}} (in English, The Stag King) is an opera in three acts by Hans Werner Henze to a German libretto by {{Interlanguage link multi|Heinz von Cramer|de}} after Il re cervo, a theatrical fable (1762) by Carlo Gozzi.

Performance history

{{lang|de|König Hirsch}} was first performed in a shortened version by the Städtische Oper Berlin on 23 September 1956 in the Theater des Westens with scene by Jean Pierre Ponnelle and conducted by Hermann Scherchen as highlight of the Berliner Festwochen 1956.[1]

It was rewritten as {{lang|it|Il re cervo}}, {{lang|de|oder Die Irrfahrten der Wahrheit}} (The Stag King or The Odysseys of Truth) and performed at the Staatstheater Kassel on 10 March 1963. This version was also produced at the Santa Fe Opera on 4 August 1965. The complete work was given for the first time on 5 May 1985 at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 23 September 1956
(Conductor: Hermann Scherchen)
The king (Leandro)tenorSándor Kónya
The governor (Tartaglia)bass-baritone Leopold Clam
The maiden (Costanza)soprano Helga Pilarczyk
The preceptorbass Tomislav Neralic
CheccotenorHelmut Krebs
ColtellinotenorMartin Vantin
Scollatella IsopranoNora Jungwirth
Scollatella IIsoprano
Scollatella IIImezzo-soprano
Scollatella IVcontralto
Woman in blackcontralto
Statue Isoprano
Statue IIsoprano
The stagmime
Voices in the forest, courtiers, animals, huntsmen, soldiers, city dwellers (chorus)

Synopsis

The king, who has been cast into the forest as a child by the governor, returns to his kingdom. However he is tricked by the governor and forced to go back to the forest where he turns into a stag. Eventually he goes back once again, the governor is killed, and he is transformed again into human form.

Instrumentation

  • woodwinds: 3 flutes (3rd doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
  • Brass: 4 horns, 3 trumpets (3rd doubling on piccolo trumpet in C [ad lib.]), 2 trombones, tuba
  • percussion (7 players): triangle, tubular bells, suspended cymbals, pair of cymbals, tamtam, 3 tom-toms, tambourine, snare drum, military drum, bass drum (with or without cymbals), claves, maracas, legno, Gegenschlagstöcke, rumba bells, glockenspiel, xylophone
  • Other: harp, piano, celesta, organ (ad lib.), harpsichord, accordion, guitar, mandolin
  • On-stage Band: flute, clarinet, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, percussion: triangle, small bells, tubular bells, suspended cymbals, pair of cymbals, tambourine, 2 snare drums, military drum, bass drum, glockenspiel, vibraphone, mandolin, celesta, organ, violin

Recordings

To date the opera has not been recorded in its entirety. An excerpt (act 3, scene 5) from a performance recorded by the Südwestrundfunk Stuttgart in 1985 (Julia Conwell, soprano; {{ill|John Bröcheler|nl}}, bass-baritone; Helmut Holzapfel, tenor-buffo; Würtembergisches Staatsorchester Stuttgart; Dennis Russell Davies, cond.) is included as part of:

  • Neue Harmonien: Oper 1948–1962. CD recording, one disc. RCA Red Seal BMG Ariola Classics 74321 73539 2. Musik in Deutschland, 1950–2000: Musiktheater: Oper, Operette, Musical. [Germany]: BMG Ariola Classics, RCA Red Seal, Deutscher Musikrat, 2002.

References

1. ^Die Zeit 27. September 1956 [https://www.zeit.de/1956/39/skandal-um-henzes-koenig-hirsch Skandal um Henzes „König Hirsch“] "Liegt denn in alle dem ein Sinn?“ sang getreu nach dem Libretto Heinz v. Cramers in schmelzenden Tönen der Tenor Helmut Krebs. „Nee“, hallte es vom dritten Rang wie ein Peitschenknall in die andächtige, vielleicht auch etwas schläfrige Festwochenpremiere. Das Parkett antwortete mit Beifall. "
  • {{Almanacco|dmy=23-09-1956|match=König Hirsch}}
  • Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, {{ISBN|0-19-869164-5}}
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