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The libretto by Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1607–1658), first published 1644 in the fourth part of his Frauenzimmer Gesprächspiele, is based on the schoolplay Ein gar schön geistliches Waldgetichte genant Die glückseelige Seele of 1637, itself translated from L'anima felice favola boschareccia by the Italian Nicolò Negri (1606).
Weber's masterpiece was the first great German Romantic opera. [48] 1823 Euryanthe (von Weber). Despite its weak libretto, Euryanthe had a great influence on later German operas, including Wagner's Lohengrin. [49] 1823 Semiramide (Rossini). This is the last opera that Rossini composed in Italy. [50] 1825 La dame blanche (François-Adrien ...
Alexander the Great who appears as a character in over seventy operas, including two by George Frideric Handel This is a list of historical figures who have been characters in opera or operetta . Historical accuracy in such works has often been subject to the imperatives of dramatic presentation.
This is a list of notable German actors from 1895, the year of the first public showing of a motion picture by the Lumière brothers, to the present. Actors are listed in the period in which their film careers began and the careers of most spanned more than just one period.
August 12 – Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, German composer of sonatas (died 1704) [2] December 23 – Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Peruvian organist and composer (died 1728) date unknown. Maria Cattarina Calegari, Italian composer, singer, organist, and nun (died after 1675) [3] Václav Karel Holan Rovenský, Czech organist and composer (died ...
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given. For a list of operas sorted by name of composer, see List of operas by composer.
Opera Composer Librettist Film Film director Aleko: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko: Aleko, 1953 Sergei Sidelyov Aida: Giuseppe Verdi: Antonio Ghislanzoni: Aida, 1953 Clemente Fracassi: Aida, 1987 Claes Fellbom: Aida of the Trees, 2001 Guido Manuli: Un ballo in maschera: Giuseppe Verdi: Antonio Somma: Masked Ball, 1917 ...
Operas published/created/first performed in the decade 1640s, i.e. in the years 1640 to 1649. 1590s; 1600s; ... 1644 operas (2 P) 1645 operas (1 P)