Der Zwerg

from Alexander von Zemlinsky


Tragic folk-tale for music in one act

Libretto

Georg C. Klaren after Oscar Wilde

Premiere

28 May 1922, Cologne (Theater am Habsburger Ring)

Cast

INFANTA (soprano)
THE DWARF (tenor)
GHITA (soprano)
DON ESTOBAN (bass)
3 LADIES-IN-WAITING (2 soprano, 1 contralto)

CHORUS
the unfanta's entourage, beggars, servants

Place

Spain

Time

Composer

Zemlinsky, Alexander von