Opera in four acts.
Libretto by the composer after the play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz.
"Original cast recording of the world premiere production"--Container.
Originally released in 1968 on analog discs: WER 60 030.
Compact discs.
Program notes (with analysis) by Heribert Henrich and Heinz Josef Herbort, synopsis, and texts, all in German with English translations (192 p. : charts, ill., music) in container.
Edith Gabry, soprano ; Liane Synek, mezzo-soprano ; Anton de Ridder, tenor ; Claudio Nicolai, baritone ; Zoltan Kelemen, bass ; with supporting soloists ; Gürzenich-Orchester Köln ; Michael Gielen, conductor.
Recorded in performance Feb. 21-22 and Mar. 2-3, 1965, Grosser Sendesaal, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne; tape montages made in the Electronic Studio of the Hochschule für Musik, Cologne, and in the studio of the city theater, Cologne.
Sung in German.
