Antigonae (Antigone), written by Carl Orff, was first presented on 9 August 1949 under the direction of Ferenc Fricsay in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, Austria, as part of the Salzburg Festival. Antigonae is in Orff's words a "musical setting" for the Greek tragedy of the same name by Sophocles. However, it functions as an opera.
Original Name | Antigonae |
Librettist | (German translation of Sophocles' play by Friedrich Hölderlin) |
Date of composition | 1949 |
Premiered | 1949, August 9th (Felsenreitschule) in Salzburg, Austria |
Type | Opera |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Antigonae Voice (Bass) - A messenger Voice (Tenor) - A guard Voice (Soprano) - Eurydice Voice (Tenor) - Haemon Voice (Contralto) - Ismene Voice (Baritone) - Kreon Voice (Tenor) - Tiresias |
Autotranslations beta |
Carl Orff: Antigone Carl Orff: Antigone Carl Orff: Antigone |