Der gewaltige Hahnrei explained

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

• 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

Notes and References

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 "