Königskinder
Classification added March 8, 2016Premiered December 28, 1910
New York, NY. Metropolitan Opera
Composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Ernst Rosmer (Else Bernstein-Porges’ pen name)
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Time Period:
19th Century
Place:
A dark forest; the town of Hellabrunn
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Goose-Girl | Soprano | L |
| King’s Son | Tenor | L |
| Fiddler | Baritone | L |
| Witch | Contralto | F |
| Broom-maker | Tenor | F |
| Woodcutter | Bass | F |
| Stable Maid | Contralto | S |
| Innkeeper | Bass | S |
| Innkeeper’s Daughter | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Broom-maker’s Daughter | Soprano | B* |
| Child in Act Three | Soprano | B* |
| Tailor | Tenor | B |
| Councillor | Baritone | B |
| Two Gatekeepers | Baritones | CB pages 158-159 |
| Young man | Bass | CB page 158 |
| Two young men | Tenors | CB page 158 |
| A man | Baritone | CB page 178 |
| Another man | Baritone | CB page 178 |
| Another man | Tenor | CB page 178 |
| Four men | 2 Baritones | CB page 184 |
| 2 Basses | CB page 184 | |
| Two altos | 2 Altos | CB page 185 |
| Two basses | 2 Basses | CB page 185 |
| A Woman | Mezzo-Soprano | CB page 209 |
| pages are from the Max Brockhaus piano/vocal score, plate #576 | ||
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| * if the Broom-maker’s Daughter of Act Two is combined with the Child in Act Three, then the combined classification is Supporting |
Minimum Chorus: 48
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
‘+ Children’s Chorus