Dornröschen
| Dornröschen | |
|---|---|
| Märchenoper by Engelbert Humperdinck | |
 The composer in 1910 | |
| Translation | Sleeping Beauty |
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| Language | German |
| Based on | Frankfurt Opera |
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.
Premiere
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 |
Recordings
Complete opera
- Dornröschen – forget-me-not), Guibee Yang (a rose), Wolfgang Klose (Vogt of the Ancestral Castle), Jerzy May (Ringold), Barbara Malisch (Armgart). Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Muenchner Rundfunkorchester; Ulf Schirmer, conductor. CPO, 2011.
Incidental music
- Märchenmusiken = Fairy-tale music - Bamberger Symphoniker; Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor. Virgin Classics, 1992.
References
- ISBN 0-8032-1299-2.
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 ...
- ISBN 0-88946-412-X.
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