20 Oct 2008
Works on the Theme of “Greeks Bearing Gifts”
The following are works based on Greek literature, myth and literature.
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Lohengrin, Bayreuth 2011 Live
Opera in three acts. Words and music by Richard Wagner.
Parsifal, Bayreuth 2012 Live
Parsifal. Bühnenweihfestspiel (“stage dedication play”) in three acts.
Music from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“German poet, dramatist and novelist. One of the most important literary and cultural figures of his age, he was recognized during his lifetime for his accomplishments of almost universal breadth. However, it is his literary works that have most consistently sustained his reputation, and that also serve to demonstrate most clearly his many-faceted relationship to music. . . .
Operas based on the works of Friedrich von Schiller
This theme relates to operas based on the works of Friedrich von Schiller.
Operas Based on French Literature
Here are operas based on French literature from Balzac, Hugo and beyond:
Jules Massenet: Le Cid
Le Cid, Opéra in 4 acts
Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani
I puritani, opera seria in three acts
Vincenzo Bellini: Zaira
Zaira, Tragedia lirica in two acts.
G. F. Handel: Athalia
Athalia: Oratorio (sacred drama) in 3 acts
DONIZETTI: Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia: Melodramma in a prologue and two acts.
BERTIN: La Esmeralda
La Esmeralda: Opéra in four acts.
VERDI: Ernani — Florence 1957
Ernani: Dramma lirico in four parts.
von Waltershausen: Oberst Chabert
Oberst Chabert (Colonel Chabert): Tragic opera in 3 acts.
VERDI: Otello — La Scala 1954
Otello: Dramma lirico in four acts.
Music composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Arrigo Boito after The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice by William Shakespeare.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a comedy in five acts with incidental music.
HAHN: Le Marchand de Venise
Le Marchand de Venise (“The Merchant of Venice”): Opéra in three acts.
STORACE: Gli Equivoci
Gli Equivoci (The Comedy of Errors): Opera in two acts.
MARTIN: Der Sturm
Der Sturm: Opera in three acts
PURCELL: The Fairy-Queen
The Fairy-Queen: Semi-opera in five acts.
VERDI: Macbeth — Vienna 2009
Macbeth: Melodramma in quattro parti.
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Repertoire
- BERLIOZ: Les Troyens
- PAISIELLO: Fedra
- STRAUSS : Elektra
- SACCHINI: Oedipe à Colone
- PACINI: Medea
- GLUCK: Alceste
- LULLY: Alceste, ou Le triomphe d’Alcide
- GLUCK/BERLIOZ: Orphée
- GLUCK: Paride ed Elena
- MOZART/STRAUSS: Idomeneo
- TRAETTA: Ippolito ed Aricia
- ROSSINI: Ermione
- MARTÍN Y SOLER: Andromaca
- CHERUBINI: Medea
- VINCI: La Partenope
- JOMMELLI: Fetonte