Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin or The Piper of Hamelin) is a grand opera (Grosse Oper) in five acts by Viktor Nessler. Grand Opera is a genre of 19th-century Opera generally in four or five acts characterised by large-scale casts and orchestras and (in their original productions lavish and Viktor (or Victor) Ernst Nessler ( 28 January, 1841 &ndash 28 May, 1890) was an Alsatian Composer The German libretto was by Friedrich Hofmann based on a romantic poem by Julius Wolff. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
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Performance history
The opera was first performed at the Neues Stadttheater in Leipzig, on 19 March 1879. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Events December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan 's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City Engelbert The first performance in Vienna was given in 1897, which the critic Eduard Hanslick attended. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Eduard Hanslick ( September 11, 1825 – August 6, 1904) was a Bohemian Austrian writer on music He regarded the opera as over long and old fashioned.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 19, 1879 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Hunold Singuf, the rat-catcher | baritone | |
| Bertholdus de Sunneborne, the bailiff | bass | |
| Heribert de Sunneborne, son of Bertholdus, in love with Regina | tenor | |
| Ethelerus, a clerk, also in love with Regina | tenor | |
| Gertrud, a fisher-girl | soprano | |
| Wulf, a smith, in love with Gertrude | baritone | |
| Isfried Rhynperg, canon | bass | |
| Wichard Gruwelhot, the mayor | bass | |
| Regina, the mayor's daughter | soprano | |
| Dorothea, Regina's cousin | contralto |
Synopsis
This is the tale of Hunold Singuf, the "pied piper" who rids the town of Hamelin of its rats. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln) Germany. Hunold is not suitably rewarded by the townspeople, and they pay a terrible price when he lures all the children away and they disappear.
Sources
- Amadeus Almanac
- Franklin, Peter (1992), 'Rattenfänger von Hameln, Der' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an Encyclopedia of Opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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