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The opera was premiered at the ''Großherzogliches Hoftheater Karlsruhe'' on 5 November 1918, on the occasion of the birthday of the ''Großherzogin'' (Great duchess) ("Zur Feier des Geburtsfestes Ihrer Königlichen Hoheit Der Großherzogin", conducted by Fritz Cortoletzis and staged by Peter Dumas.<ref name="Portal" /> |
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The opera was recorded in 1995 by forces of the {{Lang|de|Landestheater Thüringen}} (State theatre of [[Thuringia]]), conducted by Konrad Bach.<ref name="Arkiv" /> |
The opera was recorded in 1995 by forces of the {{Lang|de|Landestheater Thüringen}} (State theatre of [[Thuringia]]), conducted by Konrad Bach.<ref name="Arkiv" /> |
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It was revived in a concert performance at the ''Theater der Stadt Solingen'' in [[Solingen]] on 12 June 1983. [[Bernhard Lang]] conducted the ''Städtisches Orchester Solingen'', with [[Carmen Reppel]] as Hulda and [[Raffaele Polani]] as Liebhold.<ref name="Solingen" /> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 07:30, 11 April 2014
| Schwarzschwanenreich | |
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| by Siegfried Wagner | |
| Translation | Kingdom of the Black Swan |
| Librettist | Siegfried Wagner |
| Language | German |
| Premiere | 5 November 1918 |
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 |
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| 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 |
Performances
The opera was premiered at the Großherzogliches Hoftheater Karlsruhe on 5 November 1918, on the occasion of the birthday of the Großherzogin (Great duchess) ("Zur Feier des Geburtsfestes Ihrer Königlichen Hoheit Der Großherzogin", conducted by Fritz Cortoletzis and staged by Peter Dumas.[3]
The opera was recorded in 1995 by forces of the Landestheater Thüringen (State theatre of Thuringia), conducted by Konrad Bach.[1]
It was revived in a concert performance at the Theater der Stadt Solingen in Solingen on 12 June 1983. Bernhard Lang conducted the Städtisches Orchester Solingen, with Carmen Reppel as Hulda and Raffaele Polani as Liebhold.[4]
References
- ^ a b "S. Wagner: Schwarzschwanenreich / Bach, Lukic, Thüringian So". classical-music.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Schwarzschwanenreich". Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft, Bayreuth. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Schwarzschwanenreich". Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft, Bayreuth. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Solingenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).