Gilgamesh (ser. Гилгамеш/Gilgameš), opera in three acts by Rudolf Brucci.
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Libretto
Based on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh and written by Arsenije Arsa Milošević
First performance
November 2 1986, Novi Sad (Serbia) at Serbian National Theatre.
Time and Place
Territory of story of Epic at the time of king Gilgamesh, at the time of beginning of Mankind, always and everywhere.
Dramatis personæ
| Gilgamesh | sumerian king | baritone | |
| Enkidu | his friend and brother | tenor | |
| Girl | priestess at the temple of Ishtar | soprano | |
| Rishat | Gilgamesh's mother | mezzosoprano | |
| Ishtar | sumerian goddess of love and fertility | mezzosoprano | |
| Siduri Sabitu | guardian of entrance to the Garden of Gods | coloratura soprano | |
| Aruru | sumerian goddess of creation | soprano | |
| Utnapishtim | Gilgamesh's ancestor | deep bass | |
| Utnapishtim's wife | mezzosoprano | ||
| Hunter Ur-Shanabi |
Utnapishtim's Sailor |
tenor tenor |
one singer |
| First priest | tenor | ||
| Second priest | bass | ||
| Anu Ea Shamash |
sumerian Sky god sumerian god of water and wisdom sumerian god of Sun |
bass bass bass |
one singer (microphone) |
| Scorpion Man | Male voice | ||
| Scorpion Woman | female voice | ||
| Humbaba | demon | robot | |
| Snake | dancer |
People of Uruk – Soldiers – Guard – Priests – Priestesses – Virgins in service of Ishtar – Dancers
Audio samples
External links
- Libretto of Gilgamesh in Serbian at sr.wikibooks.org
