Der hochmütige, gestürzte und wieder erhabene Croesus (The Proud, Overthrown and Again Exalted Croesus) is a three-act Singspiel composed by Reinhard Keiser to a German language libretto by Lucas von Bostel after Nicolò Minato's libretto Creso. It received its first performance at the Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg, in 1711 (exact date unknown). A revised version premièred at the same theatre on 6 December, 1730.
The first performance in modern times was given in 1999 at the Berlin State Opera (conductor: René Jacobs). The first British performance was given by Opera North on 17 October, 2007, at the Leeds Grand Theatre. It was conducted by Harry Bicket and directed by Tim Albery.[1]
Roles
- Croesus, King of Lydia (tenor)
- Atis (Atys), his son (
sopranist ) - Halimacus, Atis's confidant (counter-tenor)
- Orsanes, a member of Croesus's court (baritone)
- Eliates, a member of Croesus's court (tenor)
- Clerida, a member of Croesus's court (soprano)
- Elmira, daughter of the exiled queen of the Medes (soprano)
- Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (bass)
- Solon, a philosopher (baritone)
- Elcius, a servant in Croesus's court (tenor)
- Trigesta, Elmira's attendant (soprano)
- A Persian captain (baritone)
Notes
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