Das Schloss
Opera in two parts
Libretto
Aribert Reimann (after an unfinished novel by Franz Kafka)
Premiere
2 September 1992, Berlin (Deutsche Oper)
Cast
K. THE UNKNOWN (baritone)
DER GASTWIRT "ZUR BRÜCKE (baritone)
SEINE FRAU (contralto)
SCHWARZER (baritone)
ARTUR und JEREMIAS (tenor and baritone)
BARNABAS (baritone)
OLGA and AMALIA (mezzo-sopran and contralto)
DER "HERRENHOFWIRT" (bass)
FRIEDA (soprano)
DER LEHRER (bass)
BÜRGEL (speaking role)
DER GEMEINDEVORSTEHER and SEINE FRAU (speaking roles)
CHORUS
Bauern, Beamte, Dienerschaft, Gäste,
Place
in a village dominated by a nearby castle
Time