Prometheus is an operatic 'Szenisches Oratorium' (scenic oratorio) in five scenes by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny, with a German libretto by the composer after Aeschylus. The opera also uses Goethe's poem "Prometheus".[1]
It was first performed on 12 September 1959 at the Staatstheater Kassel and revived in concert three times in East Berlin between 1960 and 1984.
| Prometheus | baritone | |
| Macht (Power) | baritone | |
| Gewalt (Force) | bass | |
| Hephaistos (Hephaestus) | tenor | |
| Okeanos (Oceanus) | bass | |
| Io | mezzo-soprano | |
| Hermes | tenor |
Prometheus, chained to his rock by Zeus, prophesies that the saviour of mankind will appear after ten generations.