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Violanta
''Violanta'', Op. 8, is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was seventeen years old. Performance history It was premiered on 28 March 1916 at the National Theatre Munich together with the composer's other one-act opera '' Der Ring des Polykrates'', Op. 7, with Bruno Walter conducting. The North American premiere was given on 5 November 1927 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City with Maria Jeritza as Violanta, as Alfonso, Clarence Whitehill as Simone, Angelo Badà as Giovanni, and Artur Bodanzky conducting. Roles Synopsis The opera is set in 15th-century Venice, at the house of Simone Trovai, military commander of the Venetian Republic. On the night of the great Carnival, Simone in vain searches his house for his wife Violanta. Ever since her sister Nerina committed suicide (after having been seduced by Alfonso, the Prince of Naples), she has been be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores., video, 9 min. When he was 11, his ballet ''Der Schneemann'' (The Snowman), became a sensation in Vienna, followed by his Second Piano Sonata, which he wrote at age 13, played throughout Europe by Artur Schnabel. His one-act operas '' Violanta'' and ''Der Ring des Polykrates'' were premiered in Munich in 1916, conducted by Bruno Walter. At 23, his opera '' Die tote Stadt'' (The Dead City) premiered in Hamburg and Cologne. In 1921 he conducted the Hamburg Opera. Kennedy, Michael. ''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'', Oxford Univ. Press (2013) p. 464 During the 1920s he re-orchestrated, re-arranged and nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Ring Des Polykrates (opera)
''Der Ring des Polykrates'' (''The Ring of Polykrates''), Op. 7, is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto, written by Leo Feld and reworked (unattributed) by the composer's father Julius Korngold, is based on a drama by . Performance history Korngold composed the opera (his first) in 1914, when he was only seventeen years old. The one-act domestic comedy was contrasted by his second opera ''Violanta'', a one-act tragedy. Both were successfully premiered together on 28 March 1916 at the National Theatre Munich. Bruno Walter conducted and the cast included Karl Erb and Maria Ivogün. The operas were repeated in Vienna, with Selma Kurz and Alfred Piccaver in Polykrates and Maria Jeritza as Violanta. In November 1916, it was given at the Dresden Hofoper, with Richard Tauber and Elisabeth Rethberg in the leading roles. Roles Synopsis The librettist Leo Feld placed the story in the 18th century, when Friedrich Schiller's ballade of the same title was new. The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Müller-Einigen
Hans Müller(-Einigen) (born 25 October 1882 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary; died 8 March 1950 in Einigen) was a German language writer, author of screenplays and director. As his proper name, Hans Müller, was quite common, he added the name of the Swiss village of Einigen to it. He is known for ''The White Horse Inn'' (''Im weißen Rößl'', 1930), written together with Robert Gilbert and Erik Charell, set to music by Ralph Benatzky. Earlier, he collaborated frequently with composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, writing the librettos for ''Violanta'' (1916) and ''Das Wunder der Heliane'' (1927), and having Korngold score the incidental music to his ''Der Vampir oder Die Gejagten'' (1923). Müller-Einigen went to Hollywood in the 1920s where several films were made from his scripts. Since 1930 he lived in Einigen. His brother was the author and critic Ernst Lothar (real name: Ernst Lothar Müller). Hans Müller was attacked in Karl Kraus' play ''The Last Days of Mankind'' and in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Von Fladung
Irene von Fladung (1879–1965) was an Austrian operatic soprano. Her voice is preserved on a few recordings made with Odeon Records. Life and career Fladung studied singing in Graz before making her professional opera debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1906. In 1907 she made her first appearances at the Bavarian State Opera (BSO) and the Bayreuth Festival. She sang annually with the BSO through 1925, during which time she also appeared as a guest artist at the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, Semperoper, and Staatsoper Stuttgart. She notably portrayed the role of Bice in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's ''Violanta'' at the National Theatre Munich in 1916. Among the other roles she performed on stage were Adele in ''Die Fledermaus'', Blondchen in ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'', Cherubino in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', Hänsel in '' Hänsel und Gretel'', Marzelline in ''Fidelio'', Musetta in ''La bohème'', and Urbain in ''Les Huguenots () is an opera b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luise Willer
Luise Willer (1888–1970) was a German operatic contralto. She made her professional opera debut in 1910 as Annius in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ''La clemenza di Tito''. She spent most of her career performing at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. At the Bayreuth Festival, she portrayed Brängane in ''Tristan und Isolde''. She created roles in several world premieres during her career, including Barbara in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's ''Violanta'' (1916), Lukrezia in Hans Pfitzner's ''Palestrina Palestrina (ancient ''Praeneste''; grc, Πραίνεστος, ''Prainestos'') is a modern Italian city and ''comune'' (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Pre ...'' (1917), Graben-Liese in Franz Schreker's ''Das Spielwerk'' (1920), and Herzogin in Pfitzner's ''Das Herz'' (1931) among others. References 1888 births 1970 deaths Operatic contraltos German contraltos 20th-century German women op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Krüger
Emmy Krüger (27 November 1886 – 13 March 1976) was a German operatic soprano. Krüger was born in Frankfurt am Main. She notably portrayed the title role in the world première of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's ''Violanta'' at the National Theatre Munich in 1916. In 1917, she created the role of Silla in the première of Hans Pfitzner's ''Palestrina'' at the Prinzregententheater. Occasionally she sang mezzo-soprano parts such as Octavian in Richard Strauss's ''Der Rosenkavalier'', which she has sung as early as 1911 in Zürich and again in 1918 under the composer's baton. She was a regular performer at the Bayreuth Festival during the 1920s and 1930s where her most frequently assailed role was that of Isolde in Richard Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde''. She had a long-time romantic relationship with Swiss millionaire's wife, Olympic equestrian sportswoman and amateur photographer Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille, who was the mother of writer Annemarie Schwarzenbach Annemarie Minn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Brodersen
Friedrich Brodersen (1 December 1873 - 19 March 1926) was a German operatic baritone. Born in Bad Boll, he studied singing with Heinrich Bertram. He made his professional opera debut in 1900. He created roles in several world premieres during his career, including Pantalone in Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's ''Le donne curiose'' (1903), Count Gil in Wolf-Ferrari's '' Il segreto di Susanna'' (1909), Simone Trovai in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's ''Violanta'' (1916), Morone in Hans Pfitzner's ''Palestrina'' (1917), Sang in Heinrich Rohr's '' Das Vaterunser'', and roles in Paul von Klenau's ''Sulamith'' (1913), and Walter Braunfels Walter Braunfels (; 19 December 1882 – 19 March 1954) was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Life Walter Braunfels was born in Frankfurt. His first music teacher was his mother, the great-niece of the composer Louis Spohr. He c ...'s '' Die Vögel'' (1920). References 1873 births 1926 deaths German operatic baritones 20th-century German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kuhn (tenor)
Paul Kuhn (12 September 1874, Silesia – 20 June 1966, New York City) was a German operatic tenor who specialized in the buffo repertoire. He studied singing in Breslau and performed at important opera houses and festivals in Germany and Austria like the Bavarian State Opera, the Bayreuth Festival, the Darmstadt Opera, and the Salzburg Festival. He notably portrayed the role of Mateo in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's '' Violanta'' at the National Theatre Munich in 1916. In 1917, he created the role of Bernardo Novagerio in the premiere of Hans Pfitzner's ''Palestrina Palestrina (ancient ''Praeneste''; grc, Πραίνεστος, ''Prainestos'') is a modern Italian city and ''comune'' (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Pre ...'' at the Prinzregententheater. In 1933, he and his wife, Charlotte Kuhn-Brunner, moved to the United States for political reasons. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Whitehill
Clarence Eugene Whitehill (November 5, 1871 - December 19, 1932) was a leading American bass-baritone who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1915 to 1932. He sang on both sides of the Atlantic and is remembered for his association with the music dramas of Richard Wagner, and for his recordings of well-known music hall ballads such as "I'll take you home again, Kathleen". Biography He was born on November 5, 1871 in Marengo, Iowa. Whitehill studied in Chicago with L. A. Phelps, and then in Paris with Giraudet and Giovanni Sbriglia. In 1898, he made his stage debut at La Monnaie in Brussels, as Capulet in '' Roméo et Juliette''. He sang Nilakhanta at the Opéra-Comique the next year, becoming the first ever American singer to perform in that theatre. Whitehill travelled to Frankfurt, Germany to study with Julius Stockhausen. He appeared on stage in several German cities, while studying the Wagnerian baritone and bass-baritone roles. In 1904, he debuted at the Bayreuth Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and 1950-1953) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname "The Moravian Thunderbolt". Biography Jeritza was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1887 as Marie Jedličková. She was trained at the Brno Conservatory, and later was a pupil of Estelle Liebling in New York City. In 1910, she made her debut as ''Elsa'', in Wagner's ''Lohengrin'', at Olomouc. The Emperor Franz Josef heard her and immediately ordered that she be offered a contract at the Imperial Hofoper, Vienna. She created the roles of ''Blanchefleur'' in Kienzl's opera ''Der Kuhreigen'' (1911), Ariadne in Strauss's ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' (1912), the Empress in his '' Die Frau ohne Schatten'' (1919), and Hariette/Juliette in Korngold's ''Die tote St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, was naturalised as a French citizen in 1938, and settled in the United States in 1939. He worked closely with Gustav Mahler, whose music he helped to establish in the repertory, held major positions with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, among others, made recordings of historical and artistic significance, and is widely considered to be one of the great conductors of the 20th century. Biography Early life Born near Alexanderplatz in Berlin to a middle-class Jewish family, he began his musical education at the Stern Conservatory at the age of eight, making his first public appearance as a pianist when he was nine; he performed a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre Munich
The National Theatre (german: link=no, Nationaltheater) on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany, is a historic opera house, home of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet. Building First theatre – 1818 to 1823 The first theatre was commissioned in 1810 by King Maximilian I of Bavaria because the nearby Cuvilliés Theatre had too little space. It was designed by Karl von Fischer, with the 1782 Odéon in Paris as architectural precedent. Construction began on 26 October 1811 but was interrupted in 1813 by financing problems. In 1817 a fire occurred in the unfinished building. The new theatre finally opened on 12 October 1818 with a performance of ''Die Weihe'' by Ferdinand Fränzl, but was soon destroyed by another fire on 14 January 1823; the stage décor caught fire during a performance of ''Die beyden Füchse'' by Étienne Méhul and the fire could not be put out because the water supply was frozen. Coincidentally the Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
