''Preußisches Märchen'' (Prussian Legend) is a 1952 opera buffa with simultaneous ballet by

Boris Blacher Boris Blacher (30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist. Life Blacher was born when his parents (of German-Estonian and Russian backgrounds) were living within a Russian-speaking community in the Manchurian town of Niuzhuang () (he ...

to a libretto by Heinz von Cramer based on the real life con-man '' Captain of Köpenick'' and Zuckmayer's play of the same title. The opera was the composer's first comic opera, premiered in West Berlin 23 September 1952.

Recordings

*Lisa Otto (Vater Fadenkreutz), Ivan Sardi (Mutter Fadenkreutz), Manfred Röhrl (Wilhelm), Gerti Zeumer (Auguste), Donald Grobe (Assessor Birkhahn),

Victor von Halem Victor von Halem (26 March 1940 – 28 May 2022) was a German operatic bass. He was a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin for nearly 30 years as well as a guest singer in the major opera houses and festivals of Europe and North America. He sang a ...

(Bürgermeister), 1974

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the De ...

Caspar Richter (conductor) & Winfried Bauernfeind (stage director) DVD Heribert Henrich, Thomas Eickhoff, ''Boris Blacher'' Akademie der Künste Stiftung Archiv - 2003 Page 100 1974 wurde Blachers Preußisches Märchen dort schließlich neu inszeniert: ...

References

{{Authority control Operas 1949 operas Operas by Boris Blacher