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Das Mädchen aus Domrémy
Opera by Giselher Klebe
The composer in 2008
TranslationThe Maid from Domrémy
LibrettistLore Klebe and Giselher Klebe
LanguageGerman
Based onDie Jungfrau von Orléans
by Schiller
Premiere
19 June 1976 (1976-06-19)

Das Mädchen aus Domrémy, Op. 72, (The Maid from Domrémy) is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe who with his wife, Lore Klebe, also wrote the libretto based on the play Die Jungfrau von Orléans by Friedrich Schiller.

The opera premiered on 19 June 1976 at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.[1] It was conducted by János Kulka, directed by Kurt Horres, and featured Irmgard Stadler (soprano), Enriqueta Attres, Günther Reich (baritone), Raymond Wolansky (baritone), and Toni Krämer (tenor).[2] The music uses twelve-tone and tonal elements[2] and taped sounds.[3] A revised version for a smaller orchestra was premiered on 2 November 1980 at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.[4]

Roles

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Roles, voice types, and premiere cast
Role[2] Voice type
Johanna soprano
Lionel, an English field marshal tenor
Charles VII tenor
Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais tenor
Prince Dunois, Bastard of Orléans baritone
Brother Martin Ladvenu baritone
Agnès Sorel, Charles' mistress soprano

References

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  1. ^ "Das Mädchen aus Domrémy", klassika.info
  2. ^ a b c Griffel, Margaret Ross (2018). Operas in German: A Dictionary. Vol. 1 (revised ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 309–310. ISBN 9781442247970.
  3. ^ Bruhn, Siglind (2003). "Giselher Klebe's Maid from Domrémy". Saints in the Limelight: Representations of the Religious Quest on the Post-1945 Operatic Stage. Pendragon Press. pp. 72–77 (76). ISBN 9781576470961.
  4. ^ Work and performance details, score, BA06708-72, Bärenreiter

Further reading

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  • Honolka, Kurt (1976). "Germany". Opera. Vol. 27. pp. 862–863.
  • Lewinski, Wolf-Eberhard von (1975). "Konzentration auf einen ewigen Konflikt. Ankerkungen zu Giselher Klebes Oper Das Mädchen aus Domrémy". Musica [de]. 30: 305–308.
  • Rentzsch, Michael (1997). Giselher Klebe: Werkverzeichnis 1947–1995. Kassel: Bärenreiter. pp. 159–160.