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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).
The most famous German-born opera composer of the era, Handel, wrote four operas for Hamburg at the beginning of his career but soon moved on to write opera seria in Italy and England. [5] In 1738, the Theater am Gänsemarkt went bankrupt and the fortunes of serious opera in German went into decline for the next few decades.
Christ (Anton Lang) in passion play, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany LCCN2014683195 Magdalen (Bertha Wolf) in passion play, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany LCCN2014683196. The Oberammergau Passion Play (German: Oberammergauer Passionsspiele) is a passion play that has been performed every 10 years from 1634 to 1674 and each decadal year since 1680 (with a few exceptions) by the inhabitants of ...
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 ...
Osborne, Charles (1992): The Complete Operas of Wagner, Victor Gollancz, London, ISBN 0-575-05380-1; Pritchard, Jim (2007): "Seen and Heard Opera Review: Wagner Rarities", MusicWeb International. Retrieved on 26 March 2009 "Richard Wagner" (1996) in Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts ...
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.
What's Opera, Doc? 1957 Chuck Jones: Ring Cycle, Tannhäuser, The Flying Dutchman [1] [9] 8½: 1963 Federico Fellini "Ride of the Valkyries" [14] Sedmikrásky (Daisies) 1966 Věra Chytilová: Götterdämmerung [15] Patriotism: 1966 Yukio Mishima: Tristan und Isolde [16] Mondo Trasho: 1969 John Waters "Ride of the Valkyries" [14] Ludwig: Requiem ...
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