Die Brautwahl (The Bridal Choice) is a "comic-fantastic" opera in three acts and an epilogue by Ferruccio Busoni. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (April 1 1866 &ndash July 27 1924 was an Italian Composer, Pianist, musical educator and conductor. The German libretto, by Busoni himself, is based on a short story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann ( January 24, 1776 &ndash June 25, 1822) better known by his Pen name E Die Brautwahl was first performed at the Stadttheater, Hamburg on April 12, 1912. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Busoni began work on this, his first completed opera, in 1905. It was not a success with audiences but its failure did not discourage the composer's ambition to write for the operatic stage.
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Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast Conductor: Gustav Brecher |
|---|---|---|
| Albertine | mezzo-soprano | Elisabeth Puritz-Schumann |
| Edmund Lehsen | tenor | Otto Marak |
| Dionysius Thusman | tenor | Willi Birrenkoven |
| Bensch | tenor | Eduard Lichtenstein |
| Voswindel | baritone | Hermann Wiedemann |
| Leonhard | baritone | Robert von Scheldt |
| Manasse | bass | Max Lohfing |
| Servant | tenor | Fritz Windgassen |
Synopsis
The artist Edmund is in love with Albertine but he has many rivals for her hand. 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. These include the "revenant" Manasse, his son Baron Bensch and the bureaucrat Thusman. The "bridal choice" of the title is finally decided by a trial involving three caskets which Edmund wins.
Recordings
- Die Brautwahl Siegfried Vogel, Carola Höhn, Graham Clark, Vinson Cole, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus, Berlin Staatskapelle, conducted by Daniel Barenboim (Teldec, 1999)
Sources
- The Viking Opera Guide ed. Graham Clark may refer to Graham Clark (Emmerdale, fictional character from British soap opera Emmerdale Graham Clark (EastEnders Vinson Cole, (born November 21, 1950) is an American Operatic Tenor. Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Del Teatro (in Italian)
- Amadeus Online
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