It was first performed in Berlin by students of the Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik at the Zentralinstitut für Erziehung und Unterricht on 23 June 1930 and broadcast simultaneously on radio. It was successful and there were over 300 performances during the following three years.
Brecht subsequently revised the text twice, the final version, including Der Neinsager, being without music.
Plot
A teacher leads a hike in the mountains, among the hikers being a young boy whose mother is quite ill. One variant of the story holds that the expedition is a quest for medicine, while another holds that it is in fact a religious pilgrimage. During the expedition the boy falls ill as well. He is asked whether he should be abandoned by his fellow hikers, for which the customary and expected response is yes. In Der Neinsager, the boy answers no and suggests instead that a different custom should be introduced, "'the custom that one must think afresh in every new situation"'.[2]
^Weill says: "In Lindbergh's Flight Bert Brecht and I had the schools in mind for the first time. I am hoping to develop this direction further in my latest play, the LehrstückHe Said Yes. [...] I no longer want to offer 'songs' so much as self-contained musical forms. In the process I want to take over whatever I hitherto found right, like what I once termed the gestic approach to music. The melody must give clear expression to the gest. It is clarity, not lack of clarity that has to prevail in all that the composer wishes to express. And [...] this Lehrstück has to be a fully authentic work of art, not a secondary piece." (Weill 1930, p. 334)
^Willett, John (1968). The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht. New Directions Books. pp. 37–38.
Sources
Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Der Jasager,23 June 1930". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Weill, Kurt. 1930. Interview. In Collected Plays: Three by Bertolt Brecht. Ed. and trans. John Willett. Brecht Collected Plays Ser. London: Methuen, 1997. ISBN978-0-413-70460-3. pp. 334–335
jasager, literally, sayer, also, translated, affirmer, said, opera, specifically, schuloper, school, opera, kurt, weill, german, libretto, bertolt, brecht, after, elisabeth, hauptmann, translation, from, arthur, waley, english, version, japanese, drama, taniko. Der Jasager literally The Yes Sayer also translated as The Affirmer or He Said Yes is an opera specifically a Schuloper or school opera by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht after Elisabeth Hauptmann s translation from Arthur Waley s English version of the Japanese Nō drama Taniko Der JasagerSchuloper by Kurt WeillScene from a 1946 performance in BerlinTranslationThe AffirmerLibrettistBertolt BrechtLanguageGermanBased onNō drama TanikoPremiere23 June 1930 1930 06 23 Zentralinstitut fur Erziehung und Unterricht BerlinIts companion piece is Der Neinsager He Said No although Brecht s other text was never set by Weill Weill also identifies the piece following Brecht s development of the experimental form as a Lehrstuck or teaching piece 1 Contents 1 Performance history 2 Plot 3 Roles 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksPerformance history EditIt was first performed in Berlin by students of the Akademie fur Kirchen und Schulmusik at the Zentralinstitut fur Erziehung und Unterricht on 23 June 1930 and broadcast simultaneously on radio It was successful and there were over 300 performances during the following three years Brecht subsequently revised the text twice the final version including Der Neinsager being without music Plot EditA teacher leads a hike in the mountains among the hikers being a young boy whose mother is quite ill One variant of the story holds that the expedition is a quest for medicine while another holds that it is in fact a religious pilgrimage During the expedition the boy falls ill as well He is asked whether he should be abandoned by his fellow hikers for which the customary and expected response is yes In Der Neinsager the boy answers no and suggests instead that a different custom should be introduced the custom that one must think afresh in every new situation 2 Roles EditRole Voice type Premiere cast 23 June 1930 Conductor Kurt Drabeck The boy trebleThe mother mezzo sopranoThe teacher baritone Otto HopfFirst student treble or tenorSecond student treble or tenorThird student treble or baritoneReferences Edit Weill says In Lindbergh s Flight Bert Brecht and I had the schools in mind for the first time I am hoping to develop this direction further in my latest play the Lehrstuck He Said Yes I no longer want to offer songs so much as self contained musical forms In the process I want to take over whatever I hitherto found right like what I once termed the gestic approach to music The melody must give clear expression to the gest It is clarity not lack of clarity that has to prevail in all that the composer wishes to express And this Lehrstuck has to be a fully authentic work of art not a secondary piece Weill 1930 p 334 Willett John 1968 The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht New Directions Books pp 37 38 Sources EditCasaglia Gherardo 2005 Der Jasager 23 June 1930 L Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia in Italian Hinton Stephen 1992 Jasager Der In The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Ed Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 Weill Kurt 1930 Interview In Collected Plays Three by Bertolt Brecht Ed and trans John Willett Brecht Collected Plays Ser London Methuen 1997 ISBN 978 0 413 70460 3 pp 334 335External links Edit Media related to Der Jasager at Wikimedia Commons Portal Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Der Jasager amp oldid 1103813821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
