''Die Zaubergeige'' is a 1935 opera by

Werner Egk Werner Egk (, 17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer. Early career He was born in the Swabian town of Auchsesheim, today part of Donauwörth, Germany. His family, of Catholic peasant stock, moved to Augs ...

to a libretto by Ludwig Strecker after Count Franz Pocci. Egk revised the opera in 1954.''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'' 0199578540 ed. Michael Kennedy, Tim Rutherford-Johnson, Joyce Kennedy-2013 p.256 "operas: Columbus (1933 radio, 1942 stage); Die Zaubergeige (1935, rev. 1954); *Peer Gynt (1938); Circe (1945, rev. 1966 as 17 Tage und 4 Minuten); * Irische Legende (after Yeats, 1955, rev. 1970);

Der Revisor ' is a comic opera in five acts by Werner Egk, who was also the librettist. It is based on Nikolai Gogol's play ''The Government Inspector''. The premiere on 9 May 1957 at the Schwetzingen Festival was conducted by the composer. Recording * ''Der ...

(after Gogol's The *Government Inspector, 1957); Die Verlobung in San Domingo (1963). "

Recordings

* ''Die Zaubergeige'' (excerpts): Marcel Cordes,

Erika Köth Erika Köth (15 September 1925 in Darmstadt – 20 February 1989 in Speyer) was a German operatic high coloratura soprano, particularly associated with the roles of Ariadne auf Naxos, Zerbinetta and Don Giovanni, Zerlina. Köth began a musical ...

Elisabeth Lindermeier Elisabeth Lindermeier (also Elisabeth Kempe-Lindermeier; 17 February 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a German operatic soprano. A member of the Bavarian State Opera, she performed internationally, including at the Royal Opera House in London ...

Gottlob Frick Gottlob Frick (28 July 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn – 18 August 1994 in Muhlacker) was a German operatic bass. He was known for his wide repertory including Wagner and Mozart roles, as well as those of Nicolai and Lortzing. Career Frick's teac ...

, Richard Holm, Choir & Orchestra of the Bayerisches Staatsoper, Werner Egk

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