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Thamos, King of Egypt

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Early performances
Roles
Synopsis
Musical numbers
Recordings
See also
References
External links

Thamos, King of Egypt (or King Thamos; in German, Thamos, König in Ägypten) is a play by Tobias Philipp, baron von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character.

Early performances

It is not known for certain whether the music that Mozart composed was performed with the play during his lifetime. The play's première took place at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna, probably on 4 April 1774, by which time two choruses had been written. Performances in Salzburg in 1776 and 1779-80 may have incorporated the orchestral interludes and the three choruses in their final form, respectively. The music was re-used in 1783 in a different play (set in India, not Egypt), Lanassa, by Karl Martin Plümicke.

Roles

The only named role in Mozart's music is Sethos, the high priest (baritone). There are parts for four other soloists (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) and for a chorus of priests and priestesses.

Synopsis

Thamos has succeeded his father, Ramesses, as king of Egypt, but Ramesses had usurped the throne from the rightful king, Menes, who is now disguised as the high priest, Sethos. Thamos loves Sais, a priestess, but she is really Menes' daughter Tharsis, for whom the high priestess Mirza is plotting marriage to Pheron, a treacherous general. When Menes reveals his true identity, Pheron is struck by lightning and Mirza kills herself. Menes cedes his crown to Thamos and Tharsis as all ends happily.

Musical numbers

{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}Act 1

Chorus: "Schon weichet dir, Sonne" (Maestoso)
Interlude (Maestoso-Allegro)

Act 2

Interlude (Andante)

Act 3

Interlude (Allegro)

{{col-break}}Act 4

Interlude (Allegro Vivace Assai)

Act 5

Chorus and soloists: "Gottheit, über alle mächtig!" (Allegro Moderato)
Chorus with solo for Sethos: "Ihr Kinder des Staubes, erzittert"

Recordings

Theo Adam, Eberhard Buchner, Karin Eickstaedt, Dietrich Knothe, Gisela Pohl, Hermann Christian Polster, Staatskapelle Berlin, Rundfunk-Solistenvereiningung Berlin, conductor Bernhard Klee. Philips CD, 422 525.
Alastair Miles, Angela Kazimierczuk, Paul Tindall, Julian Clarkson, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, conductor: John Eliot Gardiner. Polygram CD, EAN: 0028943755627. Also contains an appendix with Mozart's earlier versions of nos. 1, 6 and 7.
Diego Fasolis, Coro Della Radio Svizzera, I Barocchisti. RTSI MultiMedia.

References

Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. {{ISBN|0-14-029312-4}}
Warrack, John and West, Ewan, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera New York: OUP: 1992 {{ISBN|0-19-869164-5}}

External links

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{{YouTube|yAMqEsTTrCA|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart /// Thamos King of Egypt K 336a}}

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