Reigen (opera)
Reigen (German 'Round Dance') is a German-language opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897). The opera was premiered at La Monnaie, Brussels in 1993.[1]
| Reigen | |
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| Opera by Philippe Boesmans | |
| Translation | Round Dance |
| Librettist | Luc Bondy |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Arthur Schnitzler's Der Reigen |
| Premiere | 1993 La Monnaie, Brussels |
Scenes
- The Whore and the Soldier
- The Soldier and the Parlor Maid
- The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman
- The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife
- The Young Wife and The Husband
- The Husband and the Little Miss
- The Little Miss and the Poet
- The Poet and the Actress
- The Actress and the Count
- The Count and the Whore
Roles
- Die Dirne, Leocadia (soprano)
- Der Soldat, Franz (tenor)
- Das Stubenmädchen, Mizzi (mezzosoprano)
- Der junge Herr, Alfred (tenor)
- Die junge Frau, Emma (soprano)
- Der Gatte, Gottfried (baritone)
- Das süße Mädel (mezzosoprano)
- Der Dichter, Robert (tenor)
- Die Sängerin (soprano)
- Der Graf (baritone)
Recordings
- 1994 - Deborah Raymond (Die Dirne), Mark Curtis (Der Soldat), Elzbieta Ardam (Das Stubenmädchen), Roberto Saccà (Der junge Herr), Solveig Kringelborn (Die junge Frau), Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig (Der Gatte), Randi Stene (Das süße Mädel), Ronald Hamilton (Der Dichter), Françoise Pollet (Die Sängerin), Dale Duesing (Der Graf). Ricercar 133122/123, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling reissued digitally Cypres.
References
- Alison Latham The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works 0198610203-- 2004 p.135 "Reigen ('Round Dance'). Opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897) (Brussels, 1993)."
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