''Ein wahrer Held'' (''A True Hero''), Op. 69, is an opera in three acts by
Giselher Klebe
Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 19255 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, all based on literary works, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano w ...
who with his wife, Lore Klebe, also wrote the
libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...
based on the
play ''
The Playboy of the Western World'' by
John Millington Synge
Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...
.
The opera premiered on 18 January 1975 at the
Opernhaus Zürich.
German-language operas
Operas by Giselher Klebe
1975 operas
Operas
Operas based on plays
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