A kind of yellow/Der leuchtende Fluss
Opera in 3 acts
Commissioned by Theater Erfurt
Libretto: Wolfgang Hermann
2008-2010
Worldpremier 31.10. 2010 Theater Erfurt/D

Musical cast

Ira Hayes/Pima | Tenor
May | Soprano
Taylor | Baritone
General Curtis | Baritone
General (Iwo Jima) | Baritone
Captain Smith | Mezzosoprano
Uncle | Bass
Alter Mann | Bass
Child | Soprano/Tenor
Photograph | Baritone
Colonel | Tenor
Verwundeter Soldat | Tenor
Solders | Tenor
Adjutant | Tenor

Choir:
- Pima
- Press
- „The others“ Phantasy people/animals
- military police

Orchestra:
Picc,2,2,engl. Horn,2,2 - 4,2,2,1 timp, percussion, Harp,
14/12/10/8/6

Duration: 120 minutes

Worldpremiere cast (31.10.2010 Theater Erfurt): John Bellemer ,Marisca Mulder, Florian Götz, Peter Schöne, Stéphanie Müther, Reinhard Becker, Ralph Heiligtag, Sebastian Pilgrim, Dario Süß, Franziska Krötenheerdt, Jan Rouwen Hendriks, Reinhard Becker, Marwan Shamiyeh, Christoph Dyck, Walter E. Gugerbauer, Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt