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''Der hochmütige, gestürzte und wieder erhabene Croesus'' (''The Proud, Overthrown and Again Exalted Croesus'') is a three-act opera (described as a "Singe-Spiel") composed by Reinhard Keiser. The German language libretto by Lucas von Bostel was based on Nicolò Minato's 1678 dramma per musica ''Creso'', the music for which was composed by the Emperor Leopold I. Keiser's ''Croesus'' received its first performance at the Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg, in 1711 (exact date unknown). Later, the composer extensively revised the opera for a new version, which premièred at the same theatre on 6 December 1730. In the process, he discarded much of the original material, and, in consequence, only the 1730 version has survived in complete form.〔("Croesus" ) by John H. Roberts, ''New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie 〕 The first performance in modern times was given in 1990 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris (conductor René Clemencic), and first full performance in turn was given in 1999 at the Berlin State Opera (conductor: René Jacobs). The first British performance was given, in English, by Opera North on 17 October 2007, at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. It was conducted by Harry Bicket, designed by Leslie Travers and directed by Tim Albery.〔("Rich pickings" ) by Tim Albery, ''The Guardian'' (12 October 2007)〕 The opera received its North American premiere on 1 March 2008, when Albery's production was performed (in German) by the Minnesota Opera at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. == Roles == *Croesus, ''King of Lydia'' (tenor) *Atis (Atys), ''his son'' (sopranist) *Halimacus, ''Atis's confidant'' (countertenor) *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) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Croesus (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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