Siegfried libretto

Gaspare Spontini?s ?Le Metamorfosi di Pasquale, ? was premiered in Venice in 1802. This one-act farce, on a libretto by Giuseppe Foppa was to be his last work for the Italian stage. After its debut, in fact, the young…

Born in Lisbon of Italian parentage, Pedro António Avondano was employed at the court of Joseph I, becoming Portugal?s leading composer of instrumental music and dances for the royal ballet. Il mondo della luna (?The…

After the great success that Il Trovatore received in Paris, Verdi was proposed to compose a French version of the opera to suit the tastes of the local public. The original work, based on the Spanish play El trovador by…

Blindekuh (?Blind Man?s Buff?) was Johann Strauss II?s sixth operetta and his least known. Neglected for well over a century, it was revived by Dario Salvi and the forces on this album in January 2019. The work?s initial…

Peter Eötvös (b. 1944) is one of the most renowned Hungarian composers and conductors of our times. The libretto for his Tri sestry (?Three Sisters?) was written by Claus H. Henneberg, together with the composer, and the…

In 1791, in a suburb of Vienna, Mozart created his Singspiel Die Zauberflöte. The libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, who also directed it in his theatre, wanted to reach out to the popular audience in German. Thanks to the…

"Siegfried" ist der Zweite Tag in Wagners Tetralogie "Der Ring des Nibelungen", die Uraufführung fand 1876 im Rahmen der Eröffnungsfeierlichkeiten des Festspielhauses in Bayreuth statt. Im Gegensatz zu den anderen Teilen…

Barthold Heinrich Brockes wrote a libretto on the Passion of Christ ? based on the account in Matthew?s Gospel ? which was set to music by many composers of his time, including Reinhard Keiser, Georg Philip Telemann and…

?There is more Spain in Offenbach?s brain than in Spain itself?, said a journalist entranced by Maître Péronilla. Understandably so, given the charm and humor of this operetta in which no fewer than twenty-two characters…

I «1938, netter» returnerer H. Cixous til Osnabrück, der morens familie bodde. Hun forsøker å forstå hvorfor bestemoren og brødrene forble der i 1938 selv om de visste at jødene var i fare. I sin søken følger hun i…

Christian Thielemann writes: ?I see Die Meistersinger as the pivot and central point of Wagner?s entire oeuvre. On the one hand it is a reaction to Tristan; on the other, he had found himself in a blind alley with…

Johann Strauss II?s operetta Waldmeister(?Woodruff?) was staged for the first time in December 1895.The plotline ? a case of mistaken identity somewhat reminiscent of Die Fledermaus? is lively, but the libretto itself…

Modest Mussorgsky?s Boris Godunov stands out among the major works of the opera repertoire in having an extremely complex creative history. The original libretto, by the composer himself, was based closely on Pushkin?s…

?But tell me, who could have written a better libretto than my friend Heinrich von Kleist. When I was searching for a language in combination with which my music could produce something new, a diction targeted by my…

Composed in 1911, Bluebeard?s Castle is Béla Bartók?s only opera ? a radical masterpiece which has secured a place alongside the other innovative music dramas of the same period, from Debussy?s Pelléas et Mélisande to…

Originally written as a libretto for the Berlin State Opera, Elfriede Jelinek's rein GOLD reconstructs the events of Wagner's epic Ring cycle and extends them into the present day.

Snider's Mass, with a libretto by poet/ writer Nathaniel Bellows, is a celebration of, and an elegy for, the natural world - animals, plants, insects, the planet itself - an appeal for greater awareness, urgency, and…

Kevin Puts is one of America?s most exciting and important composers. His first opera, Silent Night, with a libretto by Mark Campbell, was commissioned by Minnesota Opera. It premiered in 2011 and went on to win the…

Siegfried Kracauer's classic study, originally published in 1960, explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. The book takes its place alongside works in classical film theory by such figures as Bla…

The centuries do indeed ?roll away? as the libretto addresses questions of empire?Roman and Victorian?and Britain?s place in the world. But that shouldn?t detract from the music; this is simply glorious and worthy of the…

Verdi considered Shakespeare?s Macbeth to be ?one of the greatest creations of man?. The opera?s unbroken dramatic line, incisive libretto and range of expression from the comic to the sublime, made it a work that was…

Film Theory addresses the core concepts and arguments created or used by academics, critical film theorists, and filmmakers, including the work of Dudley Andrew, Raymond Bellour, Mary Ann Doane, Miriam Hansen, bell…

Melancholia, For seint, Morgon og kveld Jon Fosse har skrive tre librettoar, alle tingingsverk, mellom anna librettoen Melancholia, tinga av Wiener Festwochen og urframført på Garnier-operaen i Paris. Den librettoen…

A new anthology that combines generous selections from well-known soldier poets such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon with work by civilian and women poets. A general introduction places Great War poetry in its…

The first collection to address the writings of John Grierson, Siegfried Kracauer, Andre Bazin and Georg Lukacs in one volume.

A dazzling, new translation and notes by Frederick Paul Walter spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions of Wagner's beloved The Valkyrie from the Ring Cycle, getting the most basic ingredient right: the…

Demofoonte dates from the early ?Milan years? of Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714?1787), long before the radical ?reform operas? for which he is most famous and his break with opera seria and the librettos of Pietro…

Overtyder fra ?Rienzi?, ?Der fligende Holländer? og ?Tannhäuser? samt ?Siegfried Idyll? av Wagner er repertoaret på disse innspillingene fra 1962 og 1966. Orkesteret er Wiener Philharmoniker som ble ledet av Georg…

Matthew Bourne choreographs this performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet, filmed live in London. The show, the longest running ballet on both Broadway and the West End, follows the story of Prince Siegfried, who promises his…

A new anthology that combines generous selections from well-known soldier poets such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon with work by civilian and women poets. A general introduction places Great War poetry in its…

Andrew Motion's new book opens with a sequence of war poems (first published as the pamphlet Laurels and Donkeys, on Armstice Day 2010), drawing on soldiers' experiences of war from 1914 until today - beginning with a…

Pietro Mascagni (1863?1945) was one of those composers famous for a single work, the remainder of their oeuvre being practically unknown. His opera Iris is based on the libretto by Luigi Illica, who also wrote the…

Written in 1707 (and Handel's first oratorio) Il Trionfo features the four characters of Beauty, Pleasure, Enlightenment and Time. The work is of great virtuosity and is quite sensual - which is at odds with the…

A colorful new translation and notes by Frederick Paul Walter spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions of Wagner's colossal masterpiece, getting the most basic ingredient right: the actual story! It contains…

Breaking a silence of nearly 270 years: an unexpected revival of Rameau's Achante et Céphise under the baton of Alexis Kossenko, with Les Chantres du CMBV and Les Ambassadeurs. Jean-François Marmonte's libretto combines…

L?Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1567?1643) is often described as the first opera. The composer himself used another term for his work, however: ?favola in musica?, a musical tale. Taking this as their point of departure,…

Med Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson, Astrid Varnay, Josef Greindl, Hans Hotter, Siegfried Lorenz og Lauritz Melchior.

A native of St. Petersburg, Ingeborn von Bronsart studied with Liszt in Weimar, her striking appearance earning her the nickname ?Ingeborg die Schone?. Goethe?s libretto for Jery und Bately is a charming and bucolic tale…

Recording from the performance of the first modern revival at Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Stockholm, June 7th, 1973. Dramatic opera in three acts composed in 1787 by Georg Joseph (Abbe) Vogler. The libretto was written…

A dazzling, new translation and notes by Frederick Paul Walter spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions of Wagner's beloved Twilight for the Gods, getting the most basic ingredient right: the actual story!…

Young and penniless, Kif Kehlmann, is rung in the middle of the night by notorious con man and corporate criminal, Siegfried Heidl.

This unique and intriguing work is one of four ?fashion/ operas? by Scottish composer Alastair White (b.1988) and this audio version follows the release in February 2021 of the opera ROBE which has attracted much praise.…

Fra Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersens rikholdige forfatterskap presenteres et utvalg av librettoer og andre musikkdramatiske tekster - for voksne og barn. I umiskjennelig stil sjonglerer Rebolledo Pedersen med ord og bilder.…

Discusses ten of Wagner's most beloved operas, illuminates their key themes and the myths and literary sources behind the librettos, and demonstrates how the composer's style changed from work to work.