Die Ermordung Cäsars
Music by Giselher Klebe · libretto by Giselher Klebe · premiered 1959 · at Grillo-Theater
Die Ermordung Cäsars (The Murder of Caesar), Op. 32, is an opera in one act by Giselher Klebe who also wrote the libretto based on the translation by August Wilhelm von Schlegel of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. It premiered on 20 September 1959 at the Grillo-Theater, Essen, with Gustav König conducting. It is dedicated to the German composer Wilhelm Maler. The opera is scored for piccolo flute; soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; contrabassoon; bass trumpet; tenor tuba; timpani; piano; cellos; double basses; several tapes. A performance takes about 50 minutes.
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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 tödlichen Wünsche (1959)
- Alkmene (1961)
- Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie (1969)
- Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976)
- Das Rendezvous (1977)
- Der Jüngste Tag (1980)