In the 1st work: Michael Kraus as Kaiser Overall ; Walter Berry as Der Tod ; Iris Vermillion as Der Trommler ; Franz Mazura as Der Lautsprecher ; Herbert Lippert as Harlekin ; other soloists ; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig ; Lothar Zagrosak, conductor. In the 2nd work: Iris Vermillion, mezzo-soprano ; Jonathan Adler, piano
The 1st work is an opera in one act; the 2nd, songs for mezzo-soprano and piano; both works sung in German.
Full title of opera: Der Kaiser von Atlantis, oder, Die Tod-Verweigerung.
Libretto of the 1st work by Peter Kien ; words of the 2nd work by Friedrich Hölderlin.
Eds. recorded: Schott.
Compact disc.
Program notes in English and libretto and song texts with English translations (38 p.) inserted in container.
Recorded Feb. 1993 at Paul Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig.
Hölderlin-Lieder: Abendphantasie ; Der Frühling ; Wo bist du