Gervaise Macquart Explained

Gervaise Macquart
Composer:Giselher Klebe
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Librettist:Lore Klebe
Language:German
Premiere Location:Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf

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: ) by Émile Zola.

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

  1. https://www.giselherklebe.de/leben-werk/werkverzeichnis/ "Biografie & Werkverzeichnis – 1995"
  2. http://www.euro-opera.de/W_NN_K.html "Composers – Works: Gieselher Klebe (*1925)"
  3. http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/12096/reports.12096.html "From around the world: Düsseldorf"
  4. Encyclopedia: Kutsch. K. J.. Karl-Josef Kutsch. Riemens. Leo. Leo Riemens. Killebrew, Gwendolyn. Großes Sängerlexikon. De Gruyter. 4th. de. 2012. 2378–2279. 978-3-59-844088-5.