Der Weg der Verheißung

(The Eternal Road)

Biblical Drama in four parts by Franz Werfel

Edition: Matériel d'exécution

Détails du produit

Description

The American theatre manager Meyer Weisgal brought Max Reinhardt, Franz Werfel and Kurt Weill together in 1934 to enlist their help in the implementation of his concept of a musical drama which would sketch out a vision of the future of the Jewish people. Werfel embedded the biblical history of the people of Israel in a framework plot: members of a Jewish community flee from a pogrom into a synagogue while the mob continues to rage outside. The Rabbi brings alive the various stages of Jewish history as preserved in the Torah – a tale of expulsion, exile and visions of the Promised Land. Ultimately, biblical history is merged with real events: as a parallel to the destruction of the temple in the Bible story, the real synagogue is devastated and both the people in the Torah story and the real Jewish community in prayer are forced to continue their journey towards the Promised Land.

Orchestral Cast

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Programmation des personnes

Singing roles: Rabbi · tenor - Eliezer · baritone - White Angel · tenor - 2 Dark Angels · tenor, baritone - Abraham · baritone - Sarah, Isaac, Jacob · tenor - Rachel · soprano - Joseph · baritone - His Brothers - Moses · baritone - Miriam · soprano - Voice of God · baritone - Angel of Death · bass - Ruth · mezzo-soprano - Boaz · baritone - Reaper · baritone - Saul · baritone - David · tenor - Solomon · baritone - Chananjah · baritone - Jeremiah · high baritone - Voice of the Angel of the End of Days - SATB double chorus
Speaking roles: Pious Men, President, Elders, Women and Boys of the Congregation, The Estranged One and his son, The Adversary, The Timid Soul, The Rich Man, The Watchman, The Youth, The Strange Girl, The Witch of Endor, Bath-Sheba, Uriah, Zedekiah, Pashur

Plus d'infos

Titre:

Der Weg der Verheißung

(The Eternal Road)

Biblical Drama in four parts by Franz Werfel

English translation by Ludwig Lewisohn

Langue:

Allemand, Anglais

Edition:

Matériel d'exécution

Maison d'édition:

European American Music Corporation

Year of composition:

1934 - 1936

Durée:

175 ′

Première:

7 janvier 1937 · New York, NY (USA)
Manhattan Opera House
Musikalische Leitung: Leopold Stokowski / Isaac van Grove / Leo Kopp
Inszenierung: Max Reinhardt · Kostüme: Norman Bel Geddes · Bühnenbild: Norman Bel Geddes

13 juin 1999 · Chemnitz (D)
Theater
Musikalische Leitung: John Mauceri
Inszenierung: Michael Heinicke · Kostüme: David Sharir · Bühnenbild: David Sharir
(scenic) (European Premiere and World Première of the original German text version)

Détails techniques

Numéro du produit:

LEA 4324-01

Droits de livraison:

Droits de distribution pour l'Allemagne : Schott Music. Droits de distribution pour l'Europe sauf l'Allemagne : Universal Edition. Droits de distribution pour les autres pays : European American Music Corporation