TIEFLAND
Eugen
d'Albert (1864 - 1932)
Opera in a prologue three acts in German [Sung in Turkish]
Libretto: Rudolf Lothar after a Catalonian play Tierra Baixo by Angel GuimeraPremièr at Neues Deutsches Theater, Prague – 15 November 1903
21 February - 5 March 1951 (5 Performances)
State Opera and Ballet, Ankara
Conductor: Hans Hörner
Chorus master: Adolfo Camozzo
Stage director: Renato Mordo
Scene and costumes: Sabih Kayan
Sabastiano a rich land-owner ORHAN GÜNEK /
VEDAT GÜRTEN baritone
Tomasso the village elder RUHİ SU / SELİM ÜNOKUR / ALİ
KÖPÜK bassMoruccio a miller FİKRET KUNTAY / NEVZAT KARATEKİN / MUAMMER ESİ baritone
Pepa ŞÜKRAN SÜLÜNER / RABİA ÇUBUKÇU soprano
Antonia MESUDE ÇAĞLAYAN / MUKADDER GÜRTEN soprano
Rosalia NECDET DEMİR / HİKMET SESAR tenor
Nuri a little girl AZRA ÇAPLI / ATIFET USMANBAŞ soprano
Martha a servant and ward of Sebastiano LEYLA GENCER [Role debut] / BELKIS ARAN / SEMİHA BERKSOY soprano
Pedro a shepherd in Sebastiano’s service AYDIN GÜN / NİHAT KIZILTAN / NURI TÜRKAN tenor
Nando a shepherd AZMİ ÖRSES / ESAT TAMER / SAVNİ SUBAŞI tenor
Time: Early Twentieth Century
Place: The Pyrenees and the Lowlands of
Catalonia