Prometheus (opera)
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Prometheus is an operatic 'Szenisches Oratorium' (scenic oratorio) in five scenes by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny, with a German libretto by the composer after Aeschylus. The opera also uses Goethe's poem "Prometheus".{{cite encyclopedia|last=Medek|first=Tilo|author-link=Tilo Medek|year=2002|title=Prometheus|encyclopedia=Grove Music Online|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O005072}} {{subscription required}}
Performance history
It was first performed on 12 September 1959 at the Staatstheater Kassel{{Almanacco|dmy=12 September 1959|match=Prometheus}} and revived in concert three times in East Berlin between 1960 and 1984.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Roles
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| Prometheus |
| Macht (Power)
|baritone |
| Gewalt (Force)
|bass |
| Hephaistos (Hephaestus) |
| Okeanos (Oceanus)
|bass |
| Io |
| Hermes
|tenor |
Synopsis
Prometheus, chained to his rock by Zeus, prophesies that the saviour of mankind will appear after ten generations.
References
External links
- [https://www.boosey.com/opera/moreDetails?musicID=26064 Work details], Boosey & Hawkes
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Category:Operas by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Category:German-language operas
Category:Operas based on works by Aeschylus
Category:Operas based on works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe