Event listing: The Secret Kingdom | Semperoper: Semper Zwei | Thu 25 Oct 2012 at 18:00

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Semperoper: Semper ZweiTheaterplatz 2, Dresden, Saxony, 01067, Germany

Dates/times in Berlin time zone

Programme

Krenek, Ernst (1900-1991)

Das geheime Königreich (The Secret Kingdom)

Performers

Semperoper Dresden
Mihkel Kütson	Conductor
Manfred Weiss	Director
Hans-Joachim Ketelsen	Baritone	Der König
Norma Nahoun	Soprano	Die Königin
Alexander Hajek	Baritone	Der Narr

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Krenek's neglected opera Das geheime Königreich brought to life in Dresden

Max Woods, 25th October

Even in the world of opera, Ernst Krenek is far from a household name, but this Austrian composer was one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century, with an output encompassing symphonies, chamber works, ballets and, perhaps most significantly, operas.

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