Der gewaltige Hahnrei is an opera by German composer Berthold Goldschmidt based on Le Cocu Magnifique by Fernand Crommelynck. The opera was premiered 14 February 1932 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim.[1]

Recording

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  • Goldschmidt: Der gewaltige Hahnrei - Helen Lawrence (mezzo-soprano), Claudio Otelli (bass), Robert Worle (tenor), Martin Petzold (tenor), Marita Posselt (soprano), Roberta Alexander (soprano), Michael Kraus (tenor) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted Lothar Zagrosek Recorded: 1992–11, Decca 1994

References

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  1. ^ Gramophone - Volume 74 - Page 12 1996. His operas, Der gewaltige Hahnrei and Beatrice Cenci, both dealt with abuse of women thereby also symbolically dealing with the injustice of tyranny . Difficult edges could suddenly modulate into an explosion of heart - breaking melody "