Reigen (opera)
| Reigen | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Philippe Boesmans | |
| Translation | Round Dance | 
| Librettist | Luc Bondy | 
| Language | German | 
| Based on | Arthur Schnitzler's Der Reigen | 
| Premiere | 1993 La Monnaie, Brussels  | 
Reigen (German 'Round Dance') is a German-language opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897). The opera was premiered at La Monnaie, Brussels in 1993.[1]
Scenes
- The Whore and the Soldier
 - The Soldier and the Parlor Maid
 - The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman
 - The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife
 - The Young Wife and The Husband
 - The Husband and the Little Miss
 - The Little Miss and the Poet
 - The Poet and the Actress
 - The Actress and the Count
 - The Count and the Whore
 
Roles
- Die Dirne, Leocadia (soprano)
 - Der Soldat, Franz (tenor)
 - Das Stubenmädchen, Mizzi (mezzosoprano)
 - Der junge Herr, Alfred (tenor)
 - Die junge Frau, Emma (soprano)
 - Der Gatte, Gottfried (baritone)
 - Das süße Mädel (mezzosoprano)
 - Der Dichter, Robert (tenor)
 - Die Sängerin (soprano)
 - Der Graf (baritone)
 
Recordings
- 1994 – Deborah Raymond (Die Dirne), Mark Curtis (Der Soldat), Elzbieta Ardam (Das Stubenmädchen), Roberto Saccà (Der junge Herr), Solveig Kringelborn (Die junge Frau), Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig (Der Gatte), Randi Stene (Das süße Mädel), Ronald Hamilton (Der Dichter), Françoise Pollet (Die Sängerin), Dale Duesing (Der Graf). Ricercar 133122/123, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling reissued digitally Cypres. OCLC 659244085
 
References
- ^ Alison Latham The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works 0198610203-- 2004 p.135 "Reigen ('Round Dance'). Opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897) (Brussels, 1993)."