Die schweigsame Frau
(1932-35) (The Silent Woman) 80Comic opera in three acts
Duration: 130'
Music Text
Libretto by Stefan Zweig after Ben Jonson's 'Epicoene' (G,E,I)
Scoring
Major roles: colS,A,lyrT,lyrB,B; minor roles: colS,M,Bar,2B; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3-4):SD/BD/ cyms/tam-t/tgl/tamb/ratchet/cast/xyl/bells/glsp-cel-harp-org-hpd- bagpipes-strings(14.12.8.8.6)
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World Premiere
24/06/1935Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Karl Böhm