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'''''{{Lang|de|Schwarzschwanenreich}}''''' (''Kingdom of the Black Swan'', also more literally ''Realm of the Black Swan''<ref name="Arkiv" />), [[Opus number|Op]]. 7, is an opera in German in three acts composed by [[Siegfried Wagner]] in 1910 on his own libretto. It premiered on 5 November 1918 in [[Karlsruhe]] at the court theatre ''{{Lang|de|[[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe#History|Großherzogliches Hoftheater Hoftheater]]}}''.
'''''{{Lang|de|Schwarzschwanenreich}}''''' (''Kingdom of the Black Swan'', also more literally ''Realm of the Black Swan''<ref name="Arkiv" />), [[Opus number|Op]]. 7, is an opera in German in three acts composed by [[Siegfried Wagner]] in 1910 on his own libretto. It premiered on 5 November 1918 in [[Karlsruhe]] at the court theatre ''{{Lang|de|[[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe#History|Großherzogliches Hoftheater]]}}''.


== Roles ==
== Roles ==
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!Role
!Role
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| Hulda (Linda)
| Hulda (Linda)
| [[soprano]]
| [[soprano]]
| [[Edith Sajitz]]
|-
|-
| Liebhold (Ludwig)
| Liebhold (Ludwig)
| [[tenor]]
| [[tenor]]
| [[Helmut Neugebauer]]
|-
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| Ursula, Liebhold's sister
| Ursula, Liebhold's sister
| [[mezzo-soprano]]
| [[mezzo-soprano]]
| [[Margarete Bruntsch]]
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|-
| Oswald
| Oswald
| [[baritone]]
| [[baritone]]
| [[Benno Ziegler]]
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| ''Aschenweibchen''
| ''Aschenweibchen''
| [[contralto]]
| [[contralto]]
| [[Marie Mosel-Tomschik]]
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|-
| ''Gefängniswärter'' (prison guardian)
| ''Gefängniswärter'' (prison guardian)
| [[Bass (voice type)|bass]]
| [[Bass (voice type)|bass]]
| [[Gottfried Hagedorn]]
|-
|-
| ''Versucher''
| ''Versucher''
| baritone
| baritone
| [[Rudolf Maly-Motta]]
|-
|-
| Young man
| Young man
| tenor
| tenor
| [[Franz Schwerdt]]
|-
| The Moon
| [[tenor]]
|-
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| Girl
| Girl
| soprano
| soprano
| [[Nelly Schlager]]
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|}
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| title = Schwarzschwanenreich
| publisher = Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft, Bayreuth
| accessdate = 10 April 2014
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Revision as of 07:04, 11 April 2014

Schwarzschwanenreich
by Siegfried Wagner
TranslationKingdom of the Black Swan
LibrettistSiegfried Wagner
LanguageGerman
Premiere
5 November 1918 (1918-11-05)

Schwarzschwanenreich (Kingdom of the Black Swan, also more literally Realm of the Black Swan[1]), Op. 7, is an opera in German in three acts composed by Siegfried Wagner in 1910 on his own libretto. It premiered on 5 November 1918 in Karlsruhe at the court theatre Großherzogliches Hoftheater.

Roles

The action takes place in Bohemia in the 17th century.[2]

Role Voice type Premiere cast[3]
Conductor: Fritz Cortoletzis
Hulda (Linda) soprano Edith Sajitz
Liebhold (Ludwig) tenor Helmut Neugebauer
Ursula, Liebhold's sister mezzo-soprano Margarete Bruntsch
Oswald baritone Benno Ziegler
Aschenweibchen contralto Marie Mosel-Tomschik
Gefängniswärter (prison guardian) bass Gottfried Hagedorn
Versucher baritone Rudolf Maly-Motta
Young man tenor Franz Schwerdt
Girl soprano Nelly Schlager

Recording

The opera was recorded in 1995 by forces of the Landestheater Thüringen (State theatre of Thuringia), conducted by Konrad Bach.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "S. Wagner: Schwarzschwanenreich / Bach, Lukic, Thüringian So". classical-music.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Schwarzschwanenreich". Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft, Bayreuth. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Schwarzschwanenreich". Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft, Bayreuth. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

Sources