Title
Baal
Subtitle
stage work in 2 parts based on the 4 versions of "Baal" by Bertolt Brecht
Category
Stage Work
Oper
Oper
Duration
195:00
Number of performers
103
Roles
Baal: baritone · Ekart: bass · Johannes: tenor · Emilie: mezzo soprano · Johanna: soprano · Sophie: soprano · several short parts in double casting: soprano · contralto · 2 tenors · 2 baritones · bass · 2 speakers
Instrumentation
1 (also pic.) · 3 (3rd also ca.) · 3 · 2 sx. · 2 · cbn. - 4 · 3 (3rd also flg.) · 4 (1st also tenorhn.) · 1 - 2 timp. · perc. (5 performers) - hp. · gtr. · acn. · eorg. - str. (12 · 10 · 8 · 8 · 6)Behind the stage: 2 pic. · 2 cl. · bcl. · asx. · cbn. · trp. · tbn. · perc. (1 performer) · acn. · db.
Composition year(s)
1974
World premiere
1981-08-07
Salzburg, Salzburg Festival · Theo Adam: Baal · Emily Rawlins: Sophie · Gabriele Sima: Johanna · Marjana Lipovsek: Emilie · Heiner Hopfner: Johannes · Helmut Berger-Tuna: Ekart · Otto Schenk, stage direction · Rolf Langenfaß, scenery and costumes · Vienna Philharmonic · Christoph v. Dohnany, conductor
Movements
Extra title
Libretto: Friedrich Cerha · Auftraggeber: Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Unterricht und Kunst
Libretto
Friedrich Cerha
Publisher