Der Traum ein Leben, Op. 50, is a 1937 German-language opera by Walter Braunfels based on Franz Grillparzer's 1834 play of the same name. It consists of three acts and a prologue and epilogue.
| Der Traum ein Leben | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Walter Braunfels | |
.jpg) Walter Braunfels in 1920 | |
| Librettist | Braunfels |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Franz Grillparzer's play |
The opera's scheduled premiere under Bruno Walter in Vienna in 1938 was cancelled by the Nazis following the Anschluss.[1][2] It was first staged at the Theater Regensburg in 2001.[3]
Recordings
edit- Der Traum ein Leben – Marie-Luise Schilp, Otto von Rohr, Annelies Kupper, Heinrich Bensing, Alexander Welitsch, Orchester des Frankfurter Rundfunks, Kurt Schröder 1950[4]
References
edit- ^ Michael Haas. Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis (2013) ISBN 0300154305 "... life included a powerful String Quintet, three string quartets, a number of church cantatas and three large-scale stage works: Die Verkündigung (1933—5), Der Traum ein Leben (1937), and Szenen aus dem Leben der heiligen Johanna (1939—43)."
- ^ Opera, vol. 52, issues 7–12, p. 1335 (2001) "Der Traum ein Leben was one among several products of the years in exile and, though a production was planned under Bruno Walter in Vienna in 1938, it was not heard until a radio broadcast by Hessischer Rundfunk in 1950... Braunfels's music in Der Traum ein Leben is not as immediately lyrical as Die Vögel, nor does it have the spiritual qualities of Verkündigung"
- ^ "Braunfels – Der Traum ein Leben", work details, Universal Edition
- ^ "Walter Braunfels – discography", musiques-regenerees.fr
External links
edit- Audio on YouTube, Theater Regensburg, 2001 complete performance (2 hours, 10 minutes)
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