| Hilfe, Hilfe, die Globolinks! Help, Help, the Globolinks! | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti | |
 The composer in 1944 | |
| Librettist | Menotti |
| Language | English |
| Premiere | 21 December 1968 (in German) |
Help, Help, the Globolinks! is an opera in four scenes by Gian Carlo Menotti with an original English libretto by the composer. It was commissioned by the Hamburg State Opera and first performed as Hilfe, Hilfe, die Globolinks! in a German translation by Kurt Honolka on December 21, 1968, in a double bill with Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors.[1] The opera had its English language premiere on August 1, 1969, in the United States at the Santa Fe Opera in a double bill with Igor Stravinsky's The Nightingale. Both premiere productions were directed by the composer.[2] Many of the cast members from the Santa Fe production reprised their roles for the work's New York debut at the New York City Opera in December 1969.[3]
- ^ James H. Sutcliffe (December 29, 1968). "Help! The Globolinks Are Coming!" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ Harold C. Schonberg (August 18, 1969). "Menotti's Globolinks Invade Santa Fe" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ Harold C. Schonberg (December 23, 1969). "Opera: 2 by Menotti". The New York Times.