''Gilgameš'' ( Serbian Cyrillic: Гилгамеш) is an opera in three acts by

Rudolf Brucci Rudolf Brucci (Bruči) (March 30, 1917 – October 30, 2002), was a composer of Croatian and Italian origin, born in Zagreb. He was married to Yugoslavian opera singer, . He began his artistic life playing viola in various orchestras, ranging from ...

. The

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by Arsenije Arsa Milošević is based on the Mesopotamian '' Epic of Gilgamesh''. It premiered on November 2, 1986 at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad.

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* Gilgamesh, ''a Sumerian king –

baritone A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...

* Enkidu, ''his friend and brother'' – tenor *Priestess at the temple of Ishtar –

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*Rishat, ''Gilgamesh's mother'' –

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

* Ishtar, ''Sumerian goddess of love and fertility'' – mezzo-soprano * Siduri Sabitu, ''guardian of entrance to the Garden of Gods'' – soprano * Aruru, ''Sumerian goddess of creation'' – soprano * Utnapishtim, ''Gilgamesh's ancestor'' –

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*Utnapishtim's wife – mezzo-soprano *Hunter / Ur-Shanabi / Utnapishtim's Sailor – tenor *First priest – tenor *Second priest – bass *

Anu Anu ( akk, , from wikt:𒀭#Sumerian, 𒀭 ''an'' “Sky”, “Heaven”) or Anum, originally An ( sux, ), was the sky father, divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and ancestor of many of the list of Mesopotamian deities, dei ...

, ''sky god'' / Ea, ''god of water and wisdom'' /

Shamash Utu (dUD "Sun"), also known under the Akkadian name Shamash, ''šmš'', syc, ܫܡܫܐ ''šemša'', he, שֶׁמֶשׁ ''šemeš'', ar, شمس ''šams'', Ashurian Aramaic: 𐣴𐣬𐣴 ''š'meš(ā)'' was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. ...

, ''Sun god'' – bass *Scorpion Man – male voice (speaking role) *Scorpion Woman – female voice (speaking role) * Humbaba, ''a demon'' – robot *Snake – dancer *''People of Uruk, Soldiers, Guard, Priests, Priestesses, virgins in service of Ishtar, dancers''

Sources

*Basso, Alberto (1996). ''Musica in scena: storia dello spettacolo musicale'', Volume 3, p. 457. UTET. *Radović, Branka (2005)
"Two orients in Rudolf Bruci's opera Gilgamesh"
''Muzikologija'', Issue 5, pp. 153–165 (in Serbian with English summary) *Ziolkowski, Eric (September 2007)
"An ancient newcomer to modern culture"
''World Literature Today''

External links

* Libretto of ''Gilgamesh'' in Serbian at ''sr.wikibooks.org'' Operas by Rudolf Brucci Operas Serbian-language operas Works based on the Epic of Gilgamesh 1986 operas Music based on poems Operas based on literature {{opera-stub

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