200 000 Taler

1969 opera by Boris Blacher November 2022 culture 200 000 Taler is an opera by Boris Blacher after Sholem Aleichem's 1915 play Dos groyse gevins (The big win) about tailor Schimele Soroker and his family after he comes to great fortune by winning the lottery. The opera was premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 25 September 1969."200000-Taler-Mißverständnis" by Heinz Josef Herbort, Die Zeit, 3 October 1969 de Roles Schimele Soroker, a tailor (baritone) Ettie-Mennie, his wife (mezzo-soprano) Bailke, his daughter (soprano) Motel, assistant (tenor) Kopel, assistant (baritone) Perl, neighbor (soprano) Solomon, landlord (bass) Koltun, businessman (baritone) Solovejchik, matchmaker (tenor) Himmelfarb, bank clerk (tenor) Mendel, domestic worker (bass) Reb Ascher Fein, a rich man (mime artist) Golda, his wife (pantomime) Recordings 1970 Martha Mödl, Günter Reich, Dorothea Weiß. Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser, director Rudolf Sellner. Arthaus DVD. Recording of the premiere productionhttps://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/1/Recordings/BLACHER__200_000_Taler.html Blacher: 200 000 Taler review Arlo Mckinnon Opera News 79 7 January 2015 References Opera Category:1969 operas Category:Operas by Boris Blacher Category:German-language operas Category:Operas based on plays Category:Adaptations of works by Sholem Aleichem Category:Operas