Der Schweinehirt
Children’s opera
1984 duration: 45' solos: Sp – STBar – choir SSAA – fl.A-sax.guit.vc
Description
Duration: 45’
Text by Attila Böcs after the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Place and time: In and around the castle
Characters: Narrator (speaker) – Princess (soprano) – Prince (tenor) – Emperor (baritone) – Ladies-in-waiting, also soloists (chorus)
The childrens opera “Der Schweinehirt” was awarded a prize at the Carl-Maria-von-Weber Competition of the Dresden Music Festival in 1980. This was followed by many productions at leading opera houses in Vienna, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and elsewhere.
The composer accepts that his score be treated quite freely to make it suitable for different stages. The prologue and epilogue can be worked out individually. The narrator’s part can be omitted, although this role, which was played by the popular Bavarian folk actor Gustl Bayrhammer in the Munich production, can be used as a means to channel the children’s participation.
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Description
Duration: 45’
Text by Attila Böcs after the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Place and time: In and around the castle
Characters: Narrator (speaker) – Princess (soprano) – Prince (tenor) – Emperor (baritone) – Ladies-in-waiting, also soloists (chorus)
The childrens opera “Der Schweinehirt” was awarded a prize at the Carl-Maria-von-Weber Competition of the Dresden Music Festival in 1980. This was followed by many productions at leading opera houses in Vienna, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and elsewhere.
The composer accepts that his score be treated quite freely to make it suitable for different stages. The prologue and epilogue can be worked out individually. The narrator’s part can be omitted, although this role, which was played by the popular Bavarian folk actor Gustl Bayrhammer in the Munich production, can be used as a means to channel the children’s participation.
World premiere
World premiere: Dresden, 1981