Chlestakows Wiederkehr, op. 149, (Khlestakov's Return) is an opera in three acts by Giselher Klebe. He also wrote the libretto, based on the play Der Revisor (The Government Inspector) by Nikolai Gogol. The work lasts about 70 minutes.
| Chlestakows Wiederkehr | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Giselher Klebe | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Translation | Khlestakov's Return |
| Librettist | Klebe |
| Language | German |
| Based on | The Government Inspector by Gogol |
| Premiere | 11 April 2008 |
The opera premiered on 11 April 2008 at the Landestheater Detmold, Germany. It is Klebe's first and only comedic opera. His adaptation of the text is only loosely based on Gogol and adds a significant twist in the final scene.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 11 April 2008[1] Conductor: Erich Wächter[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Antonowitsch Swosnik, Town Governor |
baritone | Andreas Jören |
| Ammos Fjordorowitsch Ljapkin, Judge |
tenor | Byoung Oh Kim |
| Luka Lukitsch, School Inspector |
baritone | Joachim Goltz |
| Artemij Filipowitsch Semljnanika, Superintendent for the Homeless and the Old |
bass | Vladimir Miakotine |
| Iwan Kusmitsch Schpekin, Post Master |
tenor | Snorri Wium |
| Natascha Andrejewna, Town Governor's wife |
mezzo-soprano | Brigitte Bauma |
| Olga Antonowna, Town Governor's daughter) |
soprano | Kirsten Höner zu Siederdissen |
| Iwan Alexandrowitsch Chlestakow, a young man from Petersburg |
tenor | Johannes Harten |
| Ossip, Chlestakow's servant |
tenor | Markus Gruber |
| Mischka, the Town Governor's servant |
Kevin Dickmann | |
| Stephan Iwanowitsch Koropkin, Innkeeper |
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| Policeman | spoken role | |
| Director | Kay Metzger | |
| Stage & Costume Design | Petra Mollérus | |
| Dramaturgy | Elisabeth Wirtz | |
The role names above are spelled as in the German text.
References edit
- ^ "Besetzung für Chlestakows Wiederkehr (Cast for Khlestakov's Return)". Landestheater Detmold. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "Cast for Khlestakov's Return". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
External links edit
- Performance review: Jungheinrich, Hans-Klaus (April 2008). "Weltliteratur mit Drehung". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- Interview: Stuke, Franz R. (11 April 2008). "Ohne Melodie geht's nicht" (in German). Opernnetz.de. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2008.