List of operas by d'Albert
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This is a list of the operas written by the German
composer and pianist Eugen d'Albert
(1864–1932).
Germany
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composer and pianist Eugen d'Albert
Eugen d'Albert
Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert was a Scottish-born German pianist and composer.Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to study in Austria...
(1864–1932).
List
| Title | |Genre | |Subdivisions | |Libretto | |Première date | |Place, theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Rubin | musikalisches Märchen | 2 acts | d’Albert, after Friedrich Hebbel Christian Friedrich Hebbel Christian Friedrich Hebbel , was a German poet and dramatist.-Biography:Hebbel was born at Wesselburen in Ditmarschen, Holstein, the son of a bricklayer. He was educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums... |
12 October 1893 | Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states... , Hoftheater Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe is a theatre and opera house in Karlsruhe, Germany. It has existed in its present form and place at Ettlinger Tor since 1975... |
| Ghismonda | Oper | 3 acts | d’Albert, after Carl Leberecht Immermann Die Opfer des Schweigens | 28 November 1895 | Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... , Hoftheater Semperoper The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden . It is located near the Elbe River in the historic center of Dresden, Germany.The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841... |
| Gernot | Oper | 3 acts | d’Albert, after Gustav Kastropp | 11 April 1897 | Mannheim Mannheim Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart.... , Hoftheater |
| Die Abreise Die Abreise Die Abreise is a comic opera in one act by composer Eugen d'Albert. The libretto was written by Ferdinand Sporck, a friend of the composer, after a play by August Ernst Steigentesch.-Composition history:... |
Musikalisches Lustspiel | 1 act | Ferdinand Graf von Sporck, after August Ernst von Steigentesch | 28 October 1898 | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... , Opernhaus Alte Oper The Alte Oper is a major concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The building was inaugurated in 1880. Many important works have been premiered at the Alte Oper, including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1937.... |
| Kain | musikalisches Tragödie | 1 act | Heinrich Bulthaupt Heinrich Bulthaupt Heinrich Bulthaupt was a German poet, dramatic author, and lawyer, as well as librarian of his native town, Bremen.... |
17 February 1900 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Königl. Opernhaus Berlin State Opera The Staatsoper Unter den Linden is a German opera company. Its permanent home is the opera house on the Unter den Linden boulevard in the Mitte district of Berlin, which also hosts the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra.-Early years:... |
| Der Improvisator | Oper | 3 acts | Gustav Kastropp, after Victor Hugo Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.... Angelo, der Tyrann von Padua |
26 February 1902 | Berlin, Königl. Opernhaus |
| Tiefland Tiefland (opera) Tiefland is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Eugen d'Albert, to a libretto in German by Rudolph Lothar. Based on the 1896 Catalan play Terra baixa by Àngel Guimerà, Tiefland was d'Albert's seventh opera, and is the one which is now the best known.-Performance history:Tiefland was first... |
Musikdrama | prologue and 2 acts | Rudolf Lothar, after Angel Guimera Terra baixa | 15 November 1903 | Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Neues Deutsches Theater Prague State Opera The Prague State Opera , is an opera and ballet company in Prague, Czech Republic. The theatre was originally founded in 1888 as the New German Theatre and from 1949 to 1989 it was known as the Smetana Theatre.... |
| Flauto solo | musikalisches Lustspiel | 1 act | Hans von Wolzogen Hans von Wolzogen Baron Hans Paul von Wolzogen , was a German man of letters, editor and publisher. He is best known for his connection with Richard Wagner.-Childhood:... |
12 November 1905 | Prague, Neues Deutsches Theater |
| Tragaldabas, der geborgte Ehemann | komische Oper | 3 acts | Rudolf Lothar, after Auguste Vacquérie | 3 December 1907 | Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Stadttheater Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.Opera in Hamburg dates back to 2 January 1678 when the "Opern-Theatrum" was inaugurated with a performance of a biblical Singspiel by Johann Theile... |
| Izëyl | Musikdrama | 3 acts | Rudolf Lothar, after Paul Armand Silvestre and Eugène Morand | 6 November 1909 | Hamburg, Stadttheater |
| Die verschenkte Frau | komische Oper | 3 acts | Rudolf Lothar, after E. Antony | 6 February 1912 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Hofoper Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian... |
| Liebesketten Vocal score |
Oper | 3 acts | Rudolf Lothar after Angel Guimera La hija del mar | 12 November 1912, revised version 8 March 1918 | Vienna, Volksoper Vienna Volksoper The Vienna Volksoper is a major opera house in Vienna, Austria. It gives about three hundred performances of twenty-five productions during an annual season running from September through June.... ; Berlin, Dt. Opernhaus |
| Die toten Augen Die toten Augen Die toten Augen is an opera with a prologue and one act by Eugen d'Albert to a libretto in German by Hanns Heinz Ewers and Marc Henry after Henry's own 1897 play Les yeux morts.-Performance History:Die toten Augen was first performed on 5 March 1916 at... Vocal score |
Bühnendichtung | prologue and 1 act | Hanns Heinz Ewers and Marc Henry, after Marc Henry Les yeux morts. Composed 1912/13 | 5 March 1916 | Dresden, Hofoper. |
| Der Stier von Olivera | Oper | 3 acts | Richard Batka, after Heinrich Lilienfein | 10 March 1918 | Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... , Stadttheater |
| Revolutions Hochzeit | Oper | 3 acts | Ferdinand Lion, after Sophus Michaëlis | 26 October 1919 | Leipzig, Neues Stadttheater |
| Scirocco | Oper | 3 acts | Karl Michael von Levetzow and Leo Feld Leo Feld Leo Feld was an Austrian librettist, dramaturge, stage director, and writer. He also worked as a translator for publishing companies, and was notably responsible for translating many of Charles Dickens' English language works for their first German language publications.Born with the name Leo... |
16 May 1921 | Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat... , Landestheater |
| Mareike von Nymwegen | Legendenspiel | 3 acts | Herbert Alberti | 31 October 1923 | Hamburg, Stadttheater |
| Der Golem | Musikdrama | 3 acts | Ferdinand Lion, after Arthur Holitscher | 14 December 1926 | Frankfurt, Opernhaus |
| Die schwarze Orchidee | Opera grottesca | 3 acts | Karl Michael von Levetzow | 1 December 1928 | Leipzig, Neues Theater |
| Mister Wu (completed by Leo Blech Leo Blech Leo Blech was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Schauspielhaus Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Schauspielhaus Leo... ) |
Oper | 3 acts | Karl Michael von Levetzow, after Harry M. Vernon and Harold Owen | 29 September 1932 | Dresden, Staatsoper |