The Love for three Oranges
Opera in four acts and one prologue by Sergej S. Prokofjew
Libretto by the composer
German version by Jürgen Beythien and Eberhard Sprink
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2 hours 15 minutes
Introduction ... 30 minutes before the beginning of the performance, Foyer
- Fata Morgana ... Aira Rurane, Aurelia Hajek
- Celio ... Marko Spehar, Miklos Sebestyen, Miklós Sebestyén
- Der König ... Matthias Wippich, Carsten Sabrowski
- Finnur Bjarnason, Christoph Späth
- Prinzessin Clarice ... Christiane Oertel, Caren van Oijen
- Leander ... Horst Lamnek
- Pantalone ... Dmitri Vargin, Herman Wallén, Dmitri Vargin
- Truffaldino ... Thomas Ebenstein, Peter Renz
- Prinzessin Linetta ... Annelie Sophie Müller
- Anastasia Melnik
- Karen Rettinghaus
- Smeraldine ... Karolina Gumos, Susanne Kreusch
- Die Köchin ... Hans-Peter Scheidegger
- Farfarello ... Hans Gröning, Ipca Ramanovic
- Der Herold ... Adam Cioffari
- Farfarello ... Ernst Senff Chor Berlin
- Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin
Debut performance 1921 - Premiere on 13 June 1998
The king is desperate...
His son, who should take over the reign in the kingdom, is incurably melancholic. He will die, if the king does not succeed to make him laugh. The last remaining hope is Truffaldino, the joker. But he would have failed as well, if the evil fairy Fata Morgana would not have come to the party, which was organised for the prince’s amusement. She heals the prince, completely against her own will with a pathetic blunder. An alliance between the evil fairy and the King’s niece, who has an eye on the throne - are in the way to an early Happy End. A march through the desert, a love to oranges, expected refreshment, princesses who die with thirst and of course the lovely Ninetta promise an evening full of entertainment.
»Theatre seems to be a basic need of man... Change seems to be a basic human need... In this sense Prokofjew's opera is above all a commitment to the theatre in its variety, which is the diversity of life. But above all it is a commitment to the playful character of the theatre.« Andreas Homoki