Gervaise Macquart, Op. 119, is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe. His wife, Lore Klebe, wrote the libretto based on the novel L'Assommoir (in German: Der Totschläger) by Émile Zola.
| Gervaise Macquart | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Giselher Klebe | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Librettist | Lore Klebe |
| Language | German |
| Based on | L'Assommoir by Émile Zola |
| Premiere | 10 November 1995 Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf |
The opera premiered on 10 November 1995 at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany, under the direction of August Everding, conducted by János Kulka,[1] with Marta Marquez in the title role, Martha Mödl as Bazouga, Markus Müller as Lantier,[2][3] and Gwendolyn Killebrew as Madame Goujet.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Biografie & Werkverzeichnis – 1995", giselherklebe.de
- ^ "Composers – Works: Gieselher Klebe (*1925)" at euro-opera.de (in German)
- ^ "From around the world: Düsseldorf" by Anne Midgette, Opera News, January 20, 1996, Metropolitan Opera Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Killebrew, Gwendolyn". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). De Gruyter. pp. 2378–2279. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- Eleonore Büning: "Gefärbtes Wasser", Die Zeit (47/1995) (in German)
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