Der König Kandaules

from Alexander von Zemlinsky


Opera in three acts

Libretto

Alexander Zemlinsky after a play of André Gide (translation: Franz Blei)

Premiere

6 October 1996, Hamburg (Staatsoper)

Cast

KANDAULES (dramatic tenor)
GYGES (dramatic baritone)
NYSSSIA (dramatic soprano)
3 tenors
2 baritones
4 basses

Place

ancient Lydia

Time

Composer

Zemlinsky, Alexander von