1964
Music theatre
Opera
The End of a World (Das Ende einer Welt)
Opera buffa in one act by Wolfgang Hildesheimer
Adaption for theatre of the radio opera of the same name
English by Wesley Balk
Year of composition 1964
Duration 40 minutes
Dedicated to Ernst Schnabel
World premiere
World premiere 30. november 1965
Frankfurt am Main · Städtische Bühnen
Production Hans Neugebauer
Stage and costume design Jacques Camurati ·
Conductor Wolfgang Rennert
Comment
This is a re-working the subject and musical material used in the radio play (1953) of the same name. The electronic component has been completely omitted in this version, and in a stage production should be replaced by the use of visual effects alone.
Hans Werner Henze
Cast
| Signora Sgambati | soprano leggero | astrologer |
| Marchesa Monte- tristo | contralto | |
| Herr Fallersleben | tenore e parte parlata | |
| Dombrowska | tenore acuto | multi-talent |
| Professor Kuntz- Sartori | baritono | politician |
| Golch | basso | man of culture |
| coro misto | chorus of guests |
Instrumentation
| 1 Flauto | anche Flauto a becco ad lib. |
| 1 Oboe | |
| 1 Clarinetto | |
| 1 Fagotto | |
| 1 Corno | |
| 1 Tromba | |
| 1 Trombone | |
| Timpani | |
| Percussione | Piatti sospesi |
| Arpa | |
| Chitarra | |
| Pianoforte | anche a quattro mani |
| Armonio | |
| Archi | per lo più soli |
Sul palco
| 1 Flauto | |
| Clavicembalo | |
| Nastri magnetici | dietro il palco |