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Title of the work

The Stork-Caliph

Composer
Gyöngyösi Levente
Original / Hungarian title
A gólyakalifa
Foreign language / English title
The Stork-Caliph
Subtitle
Opera in 2 Acts to the libretto by Zsófia Balla based on Mihály Babits´s novel
Year of composition
1999
Type
Opera
Instrumentation
10 voice solo, choir - 2 fl. (anche picc.), 2 ob. (anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (cl.b.), 2 fg. (anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., trb.b. - arpa, chit., chit.b - Hammond org. - timp., perc. (vibr., trg., camp., 2 tmb.picc., tambourine, ptti., ptto.sosp., 3 tom-tom, tam-tam, gr.c.) - strings

Stage ensemble: 6 rec., vlc., tambourine
Duration
135 min
Movements, parts
Act I

1. Polgárház, veranda / Citizen-House, Porch
2. Az asztalosműhely / The Carpenter´s Workshop
3. Majális, Közjáték: A gólyakalifa / May Day Celebration, Interlude: The Stork-Caliph
4. Garniszálló / Garni Hotel

Act II

5. A leleplezés /The Exposure
6. Velence, hotelszoba / Venice, Hotel-room
7. Kávéházi közjáték / Cafe Interaction
8. Velence / Venice
9. Kávéházi szerelem / Cafe Love
10. Szerelmi kettős / Love Duet
11. Finálé / Finale
Text
BALLA, Zsófia
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
5 May 1999, Music Academy, Budapest; Máté Sólyom-Nagy, Zoltán Bátki-Fazekas, Andrea Meláth, Andrea Csereklyei, Géza Gábor, János Ocsovai, Zoltán Gavodi, Gabriella Gál, Krisztina Bakó, MÁV Orchestra, Choir of the Music Academy, Excanto Recorder Ensemble, György Vashegyi (cond.) - (Act I only, Concert-like performance)

26 April 2000, Studio 6, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Máté Sólyom-Nagy, Ákos Ambrus, Andrea Csereklyei, Apollónia Szolnoki, Géza Gábor, Zoltán Gavodi, Orchestra and Choir of the Hungarian Radio, György Vashegyi (cond.) - (Concert-like performance of scenes 7-11 from Act II)

23 October 2001, Millenáris Teátrum, Budapest; Máté Sólyom-Nagy, Ákos Ambrus, Andrea Csereklyei, Judit Németh, Balázs Póka, Etelka Csavlek, Géza Gábor, Klára Kolonits, Péter Durcker, Zoltán Gavodi, Judit Béres, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Purcell Choir, Excanto Recorder Ensemble, György Vashegyi (cond.) - (Complete work, Concert-like stage performance)

28 May 2005, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest; Máté Sólyom-Nagy / Róbert Rezsnyák, Ákos Ambrus / Attila Réti, Apollónia Szolnoki / Kornélia Bakos, Anna Herczenik / Eszter Wierdl, Zoltán Gavodi / József Csapó, János Tóth, Eszter Somogyi / Gabriella Felber
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1998 - 1999