Franz Schubert by Wilhelm August Rieder 1875

', also known as ' ( 787) is an 1823 one-act singspiel by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

after a libretto by

Ignaz Franz Castelli Ignaz Franz Castelli (6 March 1781 – 5 February 1862) was an Austrian dramatist born in Vienna. He studied law at the university, and then entered the government service. During the Napoleonic invasions his patriotism inspired him to wri ...

with spoken dialogue by the composer. Castelli's libretto was based on ''Lisistrata, ou Les Athéniennes, Comédie en un acte et en prose, mêlée de vaudevilles'' by

François-Benoît Hoffman François-Benoît Hoffman (11 July 1760 – 25 April 1828) was a French playwright and critic, best known today for his operatic librettos, including those set to music by Étienne Méhul and Luigi Cherubini (most notably Cherubini's ''Médée'', ...

, which had premiered at the

Théâtre Feydeau The Théâtre Feydeau (), a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence (later to become Louis XVIII), and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur. It began performing in t ...

in Paris in 1802. The French play in turn was based on ''

Lysistrata ''Lysistrata'' ( or ; Attic Greek: , ''Lysistrátē'', "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponne ...

'' by

Aristophanes Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion ( la, Cydathenaeum), was a comic playwright or comedy-writer of ancient Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Eleven of his for ...

(411 BCE).

Composition

The work is for four or five sopranos, two

contralto A contralto () is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare; similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typica ...

s, two or three

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

s, two

basses Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass ...

, mixed choir and orchestra: :Ouverture (fragment) # Duet: "Sie ist's! Er ist's!" (2 versions; 1st version for soprano, tenor and orchestra; 2nd version for two sopranos and orchestra) # Romanze: "Ich schleiche bang' und still herum" # Ensemble: "Ihr habt auf Eure Burg entboten" # Corus ("Verschwörungschor" onspiracy chorus: "Ja, wir schwören" # March and chorus: "Vorüber ist die Zeit" # Ensemble: "Verrätherei hab' ich entdeckt" # Chorus of knights and women: "Willkommen, schön willkommen" # Duet: "Ich muß sie finden" # Arietta: "Ich habe gewagt und habe gestritten" # Arietta: "Gesetzt, ihr habt wirklich gewagt" # Finale: "Wie? Darf ich meinen Augen traun?"; Ensemble: "Ich bin beschämt"

Recordings

Soile Isokoski Soile Marja Isokoski (born 14 February 1957) is a Finnish lyric soprano. She is an opera singer as well as a concert and lieder singer. Career Isokoski was born in Posio, Finland. She graduated from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (a cantor ...

, Lisa Larsson, Anke Hoffmann,

Mechthild Georg Mechthild Georg is a German operatic mezzo-soprano, and a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln. Career Georg studied Roman studies and history at the Cologne University, and music pedagogy at the Musikhochschule Köln. She then stud ...

, Rodrigo Orrego,

Peter Lika Peter Lika (born 1947) is a German bass in opera and concert, focused on both oratorio singing as on historically informed performances. Life Lika was born in Augsburg in 1947. He began his singing career as a boy soloist with the Regensburger ...

, Chorus Musicus, Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering, Opus 111 1996 * ( Osaka College of Music), , Exton Records''Schubert: Die Verschworenen (Der Hauslisch Krieg) D. 787''
via Presto Classical * Edda Moser,

Kurt Moll Kurt Moll (11 April 19385 March 2017) was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed an international career and was widely recorded. His voice was notable for its range, a true basso profondo, including full, resonant low and very-low notes wit ...

, Martin Finke,

Adolf Dallapozza Adolf Dallapozza (born 14 March 1940 in Bolzano) is an Austrian tenor in opera, operetta and musical theatre He worked for more than 40 years at the Vienna Volksoper. Career Dallapozza was trained as a clerk and started work in a book shop. At th ...

, Bavarian Radio Chorus,

Munich Radio Orchestra The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio (Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bavaria ...

Heinz Wallberg Heinz Wallberg (16 March 192329 September 2004) was a German conductor. Wallberg was born in Herringen, Westphalia. He studied trumpet, violin and piano. He helped to support his family with his musical training after his father became unabl ...

CPO * Camille Zamora, Nathan Stark, Nicholas Phan, Deanna Breiwick, Matthew Tuell, American Symphony Orchestra,

Leon Botstein Leon Botstein (born December 14, 1946 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss-American conducting, conductor, educator, and scholar serving as the President of Bard College. Biography 1946–1975: Early life, education, and career Botstein was ...

, 2014

References

External links

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''Die Verschworenen''
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