Ein wahrer Held
| Ein wahrer Held | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Giselher Klebe | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Translation | A True Hero |
| Librettist | Lore Klebe and Giselher Klebe |
| Language | German |
| Based on | |
| Premiere | |
Ein wahrer Held (A True Hero), Op. 69, is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe who with his wife, Lore Klebe, also wrote the libretto based on the 1907 play The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge.
The opera premiered during the Zurich June Festival[1] on 18 January 1975 at the Zurich Opera House,[2] conducted by Ferdinand Leitner and directed by Imo Moszkowicz.[3]
Roles
| Role[2] | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Christopher Mahone, called Christy | tenor |
| The old Mahone, his father | baritone |
| Michael Jame Flaherty, an innkeeper | baritone |
| Margaret, called Pegeen Mike, his daughter | soprano |
| Shawn Keogh, Pegeen's cousin | tenor |
| Widow Quin | soprano |
| Philly Cullen and Jimmy Farell | bass |
| Sora Tansey, Susan Brady, Honor Blake, Nelly, village girls | 3 sopranos, contralto |
| Town crier | spoken role |
| Farmers and their wives | |
References
- ↑ "The Music Festivals of Europe, 1975 – Zurich June Festival". The New York Times. 11 May 1975. pp. XX 31 (11, 31, 35, 39. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Ein wahrer Held von Klebe". operone.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Josef Müller-Brockmann. "Ein wahrer Held, premiere poster". Chambers Street (Manhattan): Poster Museum. Retrieved 4 April 2026. Also lists performers.
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