Penthesilea - Othmar Schoeck
Information about the opera Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A one-act opera that has been likened in intensity to Strauss's Elektra.
Recommended recordings on CD
Albrecht/Dernesch/Marsh (Orfeo C364 942B)
Austrian Radio Chorus, Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gerd Albrecht, 1982.
Cast: Helga Dernesch (Penthesilea), Jane Marsh (Prothoe), Mechthild Gessendorf (Meroe), Marjana Lipovsek (Oberpriesterin), Gabriela Sima (Priesterin), Theo Adam (Achilles), Horst Hiestermann (Diomedes), Peter Weber (Herold).
Orfeo C364 942B