König Hirsch

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König Hirsch (King Stag). Opera in 3 acts by Henze to lib. by H. von Cramer after Gozzi. Comp. 1953–5. Prod. (heavily cut) Berlin 1956; rev. 1962 as Il Re Cervo, f.p. Kassel 1963, Santa Fe 1965, BBC 1973. F.p. of complete score of orig. vers., Stuttgart (staged) 1985.

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