Troades (opera) explained

Troades
Composer:	Aribert Reimann
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Librettist:	Gerd Albrecht and the composer
Language:	German
Based On:	, author of original text: Franz Werfel
Premiere Location:	National Theatre Munich, Opening of the Munich Opera Festival 1986

Troades is a 1986 German-language opera by Aribert Reimann based on Euripides' The Trojan Women.^{[1] [2]} A recording of the premiere featuring Helga Dernesch and Nicole Heesters, conducted by Gerd Albrecht was recorded and issued on LP and CD by EMI. The opera was commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera, Munich.

Roles

Source:

• Hecabe (alto)
• Choir Leader (speaking role)
• Talthybios (baritone)
• Kassandra (mezzo-soprano)
• Andromache (soprano)
• Helena (soprano)
• Menelaus (tenor)
• Athena (speaking role)
• Poseidon (speaking role)

Notes and References

1. Book: Latham, Alison . Troades ('The Trojan Women') . The Oxford companion to music . Oxford University Press . Oxford New York . 2002 . 978-0-19-957903-7 . 59376677 .
2. Web site: Troades . . 10 July 1986 . 25 December 2021.