Der Kaiser von Atlantis
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Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder Die Tod-Verweigerung (The Emperor of Atlantis or The Disobedience of Death) is a one-act opera by Viktor Ullmann with a libretto by Peter Kien. They collaborated on the work while interned in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt (Terezín) around 1943. The Nazis did not allow it to be performed there.
Der Kaiser von Atlantis | |
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Opera by Viktor Ullmann | |
Description | "legend in four scenes" |
Translation | The Emperor of Atlantis |
Librettist | Peter Kien |
Language | German |
Premiere |
The world premiere, presented by the Netherlands Opera at the Bellevue Centre, Amsterdam, took place on 16 December 1975. It was conducted by Kerry Woodward using the first performing edition, which he had been actively involved in preparing.[1]
The title is sometimes given as Der Kaiser von Atlantis, oder Der Tod dankt ab, that is, The Emperor of Atlantis, or Death Abdicates,[2] and described as a "legend in four scenes" rather than an opera.