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Germany. A Winter's Tale
''Germany. A Winter's Tale'' (german: Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen) is a satirical Epic poetry, epic poem by the Germans, German writer Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), describing the thoughts of a journey from Paris to Hamburg the author made in winter 1843. The title refers to Shakespeare's ''The Winter's Tale, Winter's Tale'', similar to his poem ''Atta Troll: Ein Sommernachtstraum'' ("Atta Troll: A Midsummer Night's Dream"), written 1841–46. This poem was immediately censored in most of Germany, but ironically it became one of the reasons for Heine's growing fame. Original publication From the onset of the (Klemens von Metternich, Metternich) Restoration in German Confederation, Germany, Heine was no longer secure from the censorship, and in 1831 he finally migrated to July Monarchy, France as an exile. In 1835 a decree of the German Federal Convention (German Confederation), Federal Convention banned his writings together with the publications of the Young Germany literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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' is an opera by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy and after Shakespeare's ''The Winter's Tale''. It was premiered on 10 December 1999 at La Monnaie in Brussels. The German premiere followed in 2001 at the Staatstheater Braunschweig. History Philippe Boesmans has been composer-in-residence at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, where he successfully showed '' Reigen'' in 1993, a literary opera after the play '' Reigen'' by Arthur Schnitzler, on a libretto by Luc Bondy. Now assisted by the writer , Boesmans and Bondy created ''Wintermärchen'' after Shakespeare's play ''The Winter's Tale''. The opera is dedicated to Bernard, Annick Foccroulle, and Harry Halbreich. The premiere on 10 December 1999 at La Monnaie was staged by Bondy on a set by Erich Wonder, conducted by Antonio Pappano and choreographed by Lucinda Childs. It was a great success, selling out eleven times. The production was shown in November 2000 at the Festival d’Automne in Paris. The opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
