''Hermione'' is an

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in 4 acts, Op. 40, by

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to a libretto by Emil Hopffer, based on Shakespeare's ''

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''. The opera premiered March 21, 1872, in Berlin.''Operas in German: A Dictionary'',

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, 1990, p. 304: "''Hermione'', opera in four acts by Max Bruch; libretto by Emil Hopffer after Shakespeare's ''A Winter's Tale''; March 21, 1872, Berlin"

Recordings

*Aria of Leontes (No. 7): "Setzt Ihnen nach!", Aria of Leontes (No. 19): "Allein, allein mit meinem Gram" by bass, Capriccio 1996

References

External links

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