Der Mieter
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| Der Mieter | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Arnulf Herrmann | |
 Björn Bürger in the title role in the premiere | |
| Translation | The Tenant |
| Librettist | Händl Klaus |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Roland Topor's Le locataire chimérique |
| Premiere | 12 November 2017 |
Der Mieter (The Tenant) is an opera after the novel The Tenant (Le locataire chimérique) by Roland Topor, with music by Arnulf Herrmann composed in 2012 to 2017. The libretto was written by Händl Klaus. Commissioned by the Oper Frankfurt, the opera was first performed there on 12 November 2017, directed by Johannes Erath and conducted by Kazushi Ōno.
Topor's 1964 novel Der Mieter (Le locataire chimérique) was filmed as The Tenant by Roman Polanski in 1976. Händl Klaus wrote the libretto, commissioned by the Oper Frankfurt.[1] Arnulf Herrmann composed the music between 2012 and 2017.[1] For the leading woman, Johanna, he composed three songs (Gesänge) which were premiered already in 2014, titled Drei Gesänge am offenen Fenster (Three Songs at the Open Window) in the Musica Viva concert series.[2] Anja Petersen stepped in as the singer and received critical praise.[3]
The opera was first performed in Frankfurt on 12 November 2017, directed by Johannes Erath in a stage design by Kaspar Glarner with costumes by Katharina Tasch, lighting design by Joachim Klein, video by Bibi Abel, sound design by Josh Jürgen Martin, and with dramaturge Zsolt Horpácsy. Kazushi Ōno conducted the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester and the Philharmonia Chor Wien.[4]
Reviewer Gerhard R. Koch of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung saw the danger of rivalry to both the eloquent novel and the film powerful in images, and located the opera between Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Sartre's No Exit.[5]
Roles
| Roles | Voice type | Premiere, 12 November 2017[4][5] Conductor: Kazushi Ōno |
|---|---|---|
| Georg | baritone | Björn Bürger |
| Johanna | soprano | Anja Petersen |
| Herr Zenk | bass | Alfred Reiter |
| Frau Bach | mezzo-soprano | Hanna Schwarz |
| Frau Greiner | mezzo-soprano | Claudia Mahnke |
| Frau Dorn | Judita Nagyová | |
| Körner | tenor | Michael Porter |
| Krell | tenor | Theo Lebow |
| Ingo, Kellner | Sebastian Geyer | |
| Herr Kögel | Miki Stojanov | |