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Das Schloß
nach dem Roman von Franz Kafka und der Dramatisierung von Max Brod
Textfassung vom Komponisten
Edition: Performance material
Series:
Das Schloß
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Description
Aribert Reimann’s opera, based on Franz Kafka’s novel ‘Das Schloß,’ depicts K.’s various attempts to reach the castle for which he has been appointed surveyor. The action surrounds the ultimately inaccessible castle like a moat surrounding high walls. Although K.’s attempts to reach the castle become successively more hopeless and K.’s initial optimism is lost, every attempt renewed hope with the possibility of success. It’s precisely this perpetual desire, however, which alienates K. from a society in which the individuals have already succeeded in finding themselves. At the heart of Reimann’s interpretation is diffusion, the permeation through which all actions are depicted in an alienated hue. Reimann viewed recapturing Kafka’s enigmatic character, which had become lost in dramatised versions, and recreating it in a new medium as his underlying compositional aim.
"The sensitively conceived score, as intimate as chamber music, is […] precisely tailored to each relevant section of K.’s hopeless journey. Figures such as the landlady, office secretary or messenger all have the function of impeding and confusing K. Each scene has its own individual tonal language, mode of expression and distinctive instrumentation." (Frank Kämpfer, NZ 11, 1992)
"The sensitively conceived score, as intimate as chamber music, is […] precisely tailored to each relevant section of K.’s hopeless journey. Figures such as the landlady, office secretary or messenger all have the function of impeding and confusing K. Each scene has its own individual tonal language, mode of expression and distinctive instrumentation." (Frank Kämpfer, NZ 11, 1992)
Orchestral Cast
Picc. · 1 · Altfl. · 1 · Engl. Hr. · Heckelphon · Es-Klar. · 1 · Bassklar. · 2 (2. auch Kfg.) · Kfg. - 4 · 4 · 3 · 1 - P. S. (Glsp. · Xyl. · Vibr. · Röhrengl. · 5 Tomt. · Mil. Tr. · Rührtr. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr.) (4 Spieler) - 2 Hfn. · Klav. - Str. (12 · 10 · 8 · 6 · 5)
Cast
K., ein Ortsfremder, etwa 40 Jahre alt · Bariton - Der Wirt des Gasthofs "Zur Brücke" · Bariton - Die Wirtin, seine Frau · dramatischer Mezzosopran - Schwarzer, der Sohn eines Unterkastellans im Schloß · Sprechrolle - Artur, der Gehilfe · Tenor - Jeremias, der zweite Gehilfe · Bass-Bariton - Barnabas, der Bote aus dem Schloß · Tenor - Olga, seine Schwester · Mezzosopran - Amalia, seine Schwester · Sopran - Der Herrenhofwirt · Bass-Bariton - Frieda, Schankmädchen im Herrenhof · Sopran - Der Gemeindevorsteher · Bass - Mizzi, seine Frau · stumme Rolle - Der Lehrer · Tenor - Bürgel, Untersekretär · Sprechrolle - Vier Bauern · 2 Tenöre, 2 Bässe - Bauern, Schloßdiener
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Title:
Das Schloß
nach dem Roman von Franz Kafka und der Dramatisierung von Max Brod
Textfassung vom Komponisten
Language:
German
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1989 - 1991
Duration:
165 ′
World Premiere:
September 2, 1992 · Berlin (D)
Deutsche Oper
Berliner Festwochen 1992
Conductor: Michael Boder
Original staging: Willy Decker · Costumes: Wolfgang Gussmann · Set design: Wolfgang Gussmann
(scenic)
Deutsche Oper
Berliner Festwochen 1992
Conductor: Michael Boder
Original staging: Willy Decker · Costumes: Wolfgang Gussmann · Set design: Wolfgang Gussmann
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
Auftragswerk der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Commissioned by Deutsche Oper Berlin
Series:
Technical Details
Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LS 3342-01
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