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Die Geisterinsel
Die Geisterinsel (German for The Enchanted Island) may refer to: * Die Geisterinsel (libretto) * Die Geisterinsel (Reichardt) * Die Geisterinsel (Fleischmann) * Die Geisterinsel (Zumsteeg) See also * Enchanted Island (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Geisterinsel (libretto)
(German for ''The Enchanted Island'') is an opera libretto written by German poet and dramatist Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746–1797), based on a 1778 version by his friend . The libretto is based on Thomas Shadwell's operatic adaptation of Dryden's '' The Enchanted Island'', which in turn is inspired by Shakespeare's ''The Tempest''. Following Gotter's death, his widow was persuaded by Schiller to publish the late husband's libretto in his '' Die Horen'', appearing in issues 8 and 9 of 1797. The libretto was initially set to music by Friedrich Fleischmann for a Singspiel that premiered in 1798 in Weimar under Goethe's direction. However, Fleischmann's setting did not achieve significant success and was overshadowed by Johann Friedrich Reichardt Johann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic. Early life Reichardt was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, to lutenist and ''Stadtmusiker'' Johann Reichardt (1720–17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Geisterinsel (Reichardt)
''Die Geisterinsel'' is a singspiel in 3 acts by Johann Friedrich Reichardt to a libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter based on ''The Tempest'' by William Shakespeare. The libretto by Gotter, after an earlier version by his friend , had already been hailed as a masterpiece by Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ... and first set by Friedrich Fleischmann in May 1798 for the Ducal Court Theatre in Weimar. Goethe also promoted Fleischmann's setting, but the opera was not a success. The years 1798 to 1799 saw six more operas based on ''The Tempest'', of which Reichardt's, commissioned by August Wilhelm Iffland for the Nationaltheater, Berlin, was both the most successful and the most successful of Reichardt's operas as a whole. It was premiered 6 July 1798. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Geisterinsel (Fleischmann)
Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann (19 July 1766 – 30 November 1798) was a German composer.Some sources give his first name as Josef rather than Johann. Life and career Born at Marktheidenfeld, Fleischmann studied at Mannheim with Ignaz Holzbauer and Georg Joseph Vogler before going to the University of Würzburg. He then became private secretary and tutor to the Regierungs-präsident at Regensburg in 1786, before going on to be cabinet secretary to Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. In 1792, he married Johanna Christiane Louise von Schulthes (1771–1856, daughter of Johann Adolf von Schultes), in Themar, Thüringen. They had several children. He composed orchestral and chamber works, songs and singspiele. His main work was the singspiel ''Die Geisterinsel'' after Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'', that premiered in 1798 in Weimar. According to Goretzki/Krickenberg (see sources below), the song " Schlafe mein Prinzchen Schlaf ein", often attributed to Mozart (KV 350) or Bernh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Geisterinsel (Zumsteeg)
''Die Geisterinsel'' is a Singspiel in 3 acts by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg for Stuttgart, but premiered in 1805 in Dresden. A recording featuring Christiane Karg, Falko Hönisch, Benjamin Hulett, Sophie Harmsen, Patrick Pobeschin, Christian Immler, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius Frieder Bernius (born 22 June 1947) is a German conductor, the founder and director of the chamber choir Kammerchor Stuttgart, founded in 1968. They became leaders for historically informed performances. He founded the Stuttgart festival of Baroq ... was issued on Carus in 2011. References 1805 operas Operas German-language operas Operas based on The Tempest Singspiele {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
