Caligula (Glanert) Explained

Caligula is 2006 German-language opera by Detlev Glanert in four acts to a libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, freely adapted from the 1945 play by Albert Camus. The published version by Boosey & Hawkes also includes an English version by Amanda Holden.[1] [2] The opera premiered at the Oper Frankfurt, conducted by Markus Stenz, directed by .[3] The plot of Camus' play tells of the last days of Caligula.[4] [5]

Roles

!Role!!Voice type!!Premiere cast, 7 October 2006
Conductor: Markus Stenz
Ashley Holland
Michaela Schuster
Helicon
Cherea Gregory Frank
Scipio Jurgita Adamonyte
Mucius Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Mereia/Lepidus baritone Dietrich Volle
Livia Barbara Zechmeister
silent role
Four poets 2 tenors, 2 basses Constantin Neiconi, Michael Schulte,
Jin Soo Lee, Matthias Holzmann

Recording

Notes and References

  1. https://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moredetails?musicid=47718 Caligula, work details
  2. [Margaret Ross Griffel]
  3. Ernst Christian Schütt. Chronik Jahrgangsband 2007 2008. p. 153: "In seiner Oper Caligula beleuchtet Detlev Glanert den Wandel des römischen Kaisers vom vorbildlichen Herrscher zum grausamen Tyrannen."
  4. Opernwelt, vol. 48, issues 1–6, p. 41, 2007
  5. Opernwelt, vol. 47, issues 7–12, p. 11
  6. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/29/glanert-caligula-stenz-holland-schuster Review