THE CONSUL [Konsolos]
Gian Carlo Menotti (1911
- 2007)
Opera in three acts
[Sung in Turkish]
Libretto: Gian Carlo
Menotti
Premièr at Philadelphia – 1 March 1950
08 June 1953
State Opera and Ballet,
Ankara in Istanbul
Conductor: Hans Hörner
Chorus master: Adolfo
Camozzo
Stage director: Aydın
Gün
Scene and costumes:
Tarık Leventoğlu
John Sorel ALİ
KÖPÜK/NEVZAT KARATEKİN baritone
Magda Sorel his
wife LEYLA GENCER soprano
The Mother NECDET DEMİR/NERİMAN ESİ contralto
Secret Police Agent HİLMİ GİRGİNKOÇ/RIFKI AR bass
First and Second Plain-clothes men n/a silent
The Secretary MESUDE ÇAĞLAYAN/MESERRET HÜROL mezzo-soprano
Mr. Kofner waiting in the Consul’s office AYHAN BARAN/SELİM ÜNOKUR bass-baritone
The Foreign woman, waiting in the Consul’s office ŞÜKRAN
SÜLÜNER/NİMET AKALIN soprano
Anna Gomez waiting in the Consul’s office VASFİYE
BARANSEL/ŞADAN CANDAR soprano
Vera Boronel waiting in the Consul’s office NİMET
AKALIN/ŞÜKRAN SÜLÜNER contralto
The Magician (Nika Magadoff), waiting in the Consul’s office BEHİREÖZOZAN/NERİMAN
SAN mezzo-soprano
Assan friend of John Sorel FİKRET KUTNAY baritone
Voice of the Record SAİME KENTMEN/BEHİRE ERSÖZ soprano
Time: After World War II
Place: Somewhere of
Europe
STATE OPERA MAGAZINE
1953.05.29
