Ein Landarzt (opera)

Ein Landarzt (A Country Doctor) is a one-act chamber opera composed by Hans Werner Henze. The libretto was written by Henze and is closely based on Kafka's 1917 short story "Ein Landarzt". The work was originally composed as a radio opera and was premiered on 19 November 1951 in a broadcast by Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. Henze subsequently revised the work in 1964 both as a monodrama for baritone and chamber orchestra and as a one-act staged opera. The stage version was premiered by the Oper Frankfurt on 30 November 1965.

Ein Landarzt
Opera by Hans Werner Henze
The composer in 1960
LibrettistHans Werner Henze
LanguageGerman
Based onFranz Kafka's "Ein Landarzt"
Premiere
19 November 1951 (1951-11-19)
NWDR, Hamburg
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