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Der Goggolori
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Der Goggolori is an opera in eight scenes and an epilogue by Wilfried Hiller to a German libretto by Michael Ende.[1] The work was dedicated to Carl Orff; it was first performed on 3 February 1985 at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich.
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It is based on Bavarian folk tale about conflict between Paganism and Christianity, set at the time of the Thirty Years' War.[2]
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Roles
- The Goggolori (tenor)
- Zeipoth, a farm girl (soprano)
- Irwing, her father, weaver and farmer (bass)
- Weberin (weaver), her mother (contralto)
- Aberwin, a young musician and charcoal burner (bass)
- The Hermit (spoken)
- Ullerin, healer, barber and witch (bass with high falsetto)
- Der Goggolori in another shape (spoken)
- Puppeteers, farmers
References
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