Dornröschen | |
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Märchenoper by Engelbert Humperdinck | |
Translation | Sleeping Beauty |
Librettist |
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Language | German |
Based on | Sleeping Beauty |
Premiere | 11 December 1902 |
Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) is a 1902 opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The libretto, based on the story of Sleeping Beauty, was by fairy tale writer Elisabeth Ebeling [1] and Bertha Lehrmann-Filhés, with a dialogue version by Ralf Eger who worked on Franz Lehár's operettas such as Der Zarewitsch.
Dornröschen premiered on 11 December 1902 at the Stadttheater in Frankfurt-am-Main, with Humperdinck conducting. [2]
Principal roles with premiere cast members:
Role | Premiere cast |
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Dornröschen | Hedwig Schacko |
Dämonia | Pelagie Greef-Andriessen |
Prince Reinhold | Heinrich Hensel |
Kellrmeister | Alfred Hauck |
Tellermeister | Hermann Schramm |
Patin | Beatrix Kernic |
Complete opera
Incidental music
Elisabeth Ebeling was an extremely prolific writer of fairy tale literature, including plays, novellas, poems, and anthologies. Little is known about her life: the daughter of a merchant family, she traveled extensively in Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, and ...
Dornröschen | |
---|---|
Märchenoper by Engelbert Humperdinck | |
Translation | Sleeping Beauty |
Librettist |
|
Language | German |
Based on | Sleeping Beauty |
Premiere | 11 December 1902 |
Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) is a 1902 opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The libretto, based on the story of Sleeping Beauty, was by fairy tale writer Elisabeth Ebeling [1] and Bertha Lehrmann-Filhés, with a dialogue version by Ralf Eger who worked on Franz Lehár's operettas such as Der Zarewitsch.
Dornröschen premiered on 11 December 1902 at the Stadttheater in Frankfurt-am-Main, with Humperdinck conducting. [2]
Principal roles with premiere cast members:
Role | Premiere cast |
---|---|
Dornröschen | Hedwig Schacko |
Dämonia | Pelagie Greef-Andriessen |
Prince Reinhold | Heinrich Hensel |
Kellrmeister | Alfred Hauck |
Tellermeister | Hermann Schramm |
Patin | Beatrix Kernic |
Complete opera
Incidental music
Elisabeth Ebeling was an extremely prolific writer of fairy tale literature, including plays, novellas, poems, and anthologies. Little is known about her life: the daughter of a merchant family, she traveled extensively in Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, and ...