Der Prinz von Homburg (opera)
Role Voice type Premiere Cast 22 May 1960 ( Conductor : Leopold Ludwig )
Friedrich Wilhelm , Elector of Brandenburg heldentenor Helmuth Melchert
The Electress , his wife contralto Mimi Aarden
Princess Natalie of Orange , her niece soprano Liselotte Fölser
Field Marshal Dörfling baritone Vladimir Ruzdjak
Friedrich Artur , Prince of Homburg high baritone Toni Blankenheim
Colonel Obrist Kottwitz , in the Prince 's regiment bass Herbert Fliether
Count Hohenzollern , attached to the Elector lyric tenor Heinz Hoppe
Three officers tenor , baritone , bass
Three ladies-in-waiting soprano , mezzo-soprano , contralto
Sergeant baritone Hermann Prey
Two orderlies tenor , baritone
Roles
Der Prinz von Homburg (The Prince of Homburg) is a German-language opera in three acts by Hans Werner Henze with a libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973). It was completed in 1958 but premiered on 22 May 1960 in Hamburg.