Venus und Adonis

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Venus und Adonis is a one-act opera by Hans Werner Henze with a German libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, after the poem by William Shakespeare. The work uses singers and dancers.

Venus und Adonis
Opera by Hans Werner Henze
The composer in 1960
Librettist	Hans-Ulrich Treichel
Language	German
Based on	Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis"
Premiere	11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) Bavarian State Opera, Munich

It was first performed by the Bavarian State Opera in Munich on 11 January 1997.^[1] The American première was at the Santa Fe Opera in August 2000, staged by Alfred Kirchner, and the same production was used for the Canadian première, which took place in Toronto in 2001.^[2] The Japanese premiere was given in concert form in Tokyo on 11 January 2001.^[3]

Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast

Role[4]	Voice type	Premiere cast, 11 January 1997 (Conductor: Markus Stenz)[5]
Clemente	tenor	Chris Merritt
Heldendarsteller	baritone	Ekkehard Wlaschiha
Primadonna	soprano	Nadine Secunde
6 Madrigalists