Photo: Eduard Straub
Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf 1992, Ingrid Raffeiner, dir
Blacher, Boris
Die Flut (1946)
Chamber opera in one act
Heinz von Cramer/English version by Dorothy de Reeder and Kurt Heinrich Hansen (G,E)
Scoring
S,T,Bar,B-chamber chorus;
1.0.1.1-0.1.1.0-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
3/4/1947
Dresden
Company: Unknown
Roles
| THE FISHERMAN | Lyric baritone |
| THE GIRL | Lyric soprano |
| THE OLD BANKER | Character bass |
| THE YOUNG MAN | Lyric tenor |
| Chamber Choir |
Time and Place
On a sandbank near the wreck of a stranded old sailing ship. Today or yesterday
Synopsis A small party of tourists is caught by the tide while having a look at a wreck on a sandbank. The banker, who is immensely rich, persuades the young man to swim to shore and get help, promising him a large fortune. The young girl wants to abandon herself to a romantic death in the arms of the fisherman. But the water disappears as quickly as it came. The young man, intoxicated by the sight of the money, kills the banker; the girl leaves the fisherman and follows the youth who is now rich.
Moods
Dramatic, Tragic
Subjects
Contemporary, Ethics, Relationships, Society
Items on Sale
| Flut (1946),Kammeroper in einem Akt,Klavierauszug. | (Vocal Score) | > Details |
| Flut, | Pocket or Study Score | > Details |
