Alkmene
Music by Giselher Klebe · libretto by Giselher Klebe · at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Alkmene (Alcmene), op. 36, is an opera in three acts, with music and libretto by Giselher Klebe. Klebe based the libretto on Amphitryon by Heinrich von Kleist, which in turn was based on Molière's play of the same name, and ultimately draws from the ancient Roman play Amphitryon by Plautus about Amphitryon and Alcmene.
The composer dedicated the work to his mother, the violinist Gertrud Klebe. The opera was commissioned for the opening of the current building of the Deutsche Oper Berlin where it premiered on 25 September 1961, the second production in that house.
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About the Composer
Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 1925 – 5 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, all based on literary works, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.
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Other Operas by Giselher Klebe
- Ein wahrer Held (1907)
- Die Räuber (1957)
- Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959)
- Die tödlichen Wünsche (1959)
- Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie (1969)
- Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976)
- Das Rendezvous (1977)
- Der Jüngste Tag (1980)