Figaro läßt sich scheiden

Figaro läßt sich scheiden, op.40, (Figaro Gets Divorced) is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe based on the comedy of the same name by Ödön von Horváth. Klebe also wrote the libretto for this work.

Figaro läßt sich scheiden
Opera by Giselher Klebe
The composer in 2008
TranslationFigaro Gets Divorced
LibrettistKlebe
LanguageGerman
Based onFigaro läßt sich scheiden
by Ödön von Horváth
Premiere
28 June 1963 (1963-06-28)
Hamburg State Opera

The work is a sequel to the Figaro plays of Pierre Beaumarchais. It follows the fortunes of some of the characters of The Marriage of Figaro during the period of the French Revolution. It premiered on 28 June 1963 at the Hamburg State Opera, when it was conducted by Leopold Ludwig. It was commissioned by Rolf Liebermann, then-director of the Staatsoper and also a composer.[1]

Another opera using elements of the von Horváth play is Figaro Gets a Divorce by Elena Langer, (libretto by David Pountney), premiered by Welsh National Opera in 2016.[2]

References
  1. Müller-Marein, Josef (5 July 1963). "Rokoko emigriert in die Gegenwart / Giselher Klebes neue Oper "Figaro läßt sich scheiden" in Hamburg uraufgeführt". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "Figaro Gets a Divorce", Welsh National Opera website, accessed 19 March 2015.

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