Wolfgang Rihm: Jakob Lenz (1977-78)
Wolfgang Rihm (1952 -)
Jakob Lenz (1977-78),
Chamber opera in one act for eleven players, three soloists and six voices.
Libretto by Michael Fröhling
Lenz: Richard Salter
Oberlin: William Dooley
Kaufmann: Ernst-August Steinhoff
Voices:
Regina Schudel, soprano
Barbara Vogel, soprano
Helga Wisniewska, alto
Barbara Scherler, alto
Josef Becker, bass
Klaus Lang, bass
Children: Christian Preinesberger, Göktürk Barutcu
Deutsche Oper Berlin:
Gottwald Eckarts, Alison Stewart, oboe and English horn
Joachim Welz, clarinet
Stanislav Riha, basoon and contrabasoon
Kurt Kratz, trumpet
Axel Mauckner, trombone
Helmut Rosenthal, percussion
Peter Groschopp, Matthias Kirchner, Wolfgang Groger, violoncellos
Lore Richstone, harpsichord
Arturo Tamayo, conductor
Cover image: The Abbey in the Oakwood, by Caspar David Friedrich