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The Ocean Betrayed (Das verratene Meer)
Music drama in two acts by Hans-Ulrich Treichel
Based on the novel “Gogo No Eiko” (The sailor who fell from grace with the sea) by Yukio Mishima
Commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Period of composition 1986-89
Revisions 2003, 2005 und 2010 titeled „Gogo No Eiko“
Duration 108 minutes
World premiere
World premiere
World premiere 5. May 1990
Berlin · Deutsche Oper
Production Götz Friedrich
Stage design Hans Hoffer
Costume design Jan Skalicky
Conductor Markus Stenz
Comments
Comments
W. H. Auden’s essay “The enchafèd flood”, the theatre of Racine and Corneille, post- Wagnerian music drama and psychoanalysis are the principal sources of inspiration for this tragedy of love, set in modern Japan.
Hans Werner Henze
Cast
Cast
| Fusako Kuroda | soprano lirico | a widow of 33, owner of the fashion shop “Rex” in Yokohama |
| Noboru | tenore | her son, 13, also known as “number three” |
| tenore | ship’s mate | |
| Ryuji | basso | 2nd officer of the freighter “Rakuyo-Maru” |
| Gang of boys, friends of Noboru: | ||
| baritono acuto | “number one” the ringleader | |
| contro-tenore | “number two” | |
| baritono | “number four” | |
| basso | “number five” | |
| personaggio muto | a ship’s officer | |
| personaggi muti | seamen | |
| personaggi muti | stevedores | |
| personaggio muto | the business manager of the boutique “Rex” | |
| personaggi muti | three saleswomen | |
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
| 3 Flauti | 2° anche Ottavino 3° anche Flauto contralto |
| 1 Oboe | |
| 1 Oboe d’amore | |
| 1 Corno inglese | |
| 2 Clarinetti | 2° anche Clarinetto basso |
| 1 Clarinetto basso | anche Clarinetto contrabbasso |
| 1 Sassofono soprano | |
| 3 Fagotti | 3° anche Controfagotto |
| 4 Corni | |
| 3 Trombe | |
| 1 Trombone contralto | |
| 1 Trombone tenore | |
| 1 Trombone basso | |
| 1 Trombone contrabbasso | |
| Timpani | |
| Percussione | Piatti sospesi |
| 2 Arpe | |
| Pianoforte | |
| Celesta | |
| Archi | |
| Nastro | (Campane di battello, rumori del porto, gride dei gabbiani, rumori di una costruzione) |
Frankfurt 2002
Frankfurt 2002
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»Das verratene Meer« | Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito & Anna Viebrock
Conversation between directors Jossi Wieler & Sergio Morabito and set designer Anna Viebrock about Henze's "The Betrayed Sea"
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Trailer "Das verratene Meer", Staatsoper Wien 2020/21
Director: Jossi Wieler/Sergio Moprabito, Conductor: Simone Young
