''200 000 Taler'' is an opera by
Boris Blacher after
Sholem Aleichem's story "Dos groijse Gewins" (The big win) about tailor Schimele Soroker and his family after he comes to great fortune by winning the lottery. The opera was premiered at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin on 25 September 1969.
Roles
*Schimele Soroker, a tailor (
baritone
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)
*Ettie-Mennie, his wife (
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
)
*Bailke, his daughter (
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
)
*Motel, assistant (
tenor)
*Kopel, assistant (baritone)
*Perl, neighbor (soprano)
*Solomon, landlord (
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
)
*Koltun, businessman (baritone)
*Solovejchik, matchmaker (tenor)
*Himmelfarb, bank clerk (tenor)
*Mendel, domestic worker (bass)
*Reb Ascher Fein, a rich man (
mime artist)
*Golda, his wife (pantomime)
Recordings
* 1970
Martha Mödl
Martha Mödl (22 March 1912, Nuremberg – 17 December 2001, Stuttgart) was a German soprano, and later a mezzo-soprano. She specialized in large dramatic roles such as Isolde, Brünnhilde, and particularly Kundry, and is considered, along with Ast ...
,
Günter Reich
Günter Reich (22 November 1921 – 15 January 1989), also spelled Günther Reich and Gunther Reich, was an Israeli baritone of German birth. He was a member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart for more than 20 years and is known for interpreting the wor ...
, Dorothea Weiß. Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin conducted by
Heinrich Hollreiser
Heinrich Hollreiser (24 June 191324 July 2006) was a German conductor.
Born in Munich, he attended the State Academy of Music there and went on to serve as the conductor at the opera houses in Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Mannheim, and Duisburg. From ...
, director
Gustav Rudolf Sellner
Rudolf Sellner, born Gustav Rudolf Sellner (25 May 1905 – 8 May 1990) was a German actor, dramaturge, stage director, and intendant.Hugo Thielen: ''Sellner, Gustav Rudolf'', in: ''Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon'', p. 332 He represented i ...
. Arthaus DVD. Recording of the premiere production
References
1969 operas
Operas by Boris Blacher
German-language operas
Operas based on literature
Operas
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