''Zum Groß-Admiral'' (LoWV 74) is a

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in three acts by

Albert Lortzing Gustav Albert Lortzing (23 October 1801 – 21 January 1851) was a German composer, librettist, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German ''Spieloper'', a form similar to the French ''opéra comique'', which ...

; it premiered on 13 December 1847 at the Altes Theater in

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."Lortzing: zum Groß-Admiral – Oper konzertant mit dem Münchner Rundfunkorchester"
Choir of the

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(2019) (in German)

Plot

The composer's libretto was based on a

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translation by August Wilhelm Iffland of Alexandre Duval's ''La Jeunesse de Henri V''.

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, heir to the English throne, likes to escape from his duties and enjoys nocturnal adventures. But his wife

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and the Count of Rochester set a trap at the tavern The Great Admiral.

Recording

* Anett Fritsch, Bernhard Berchtold, Lavinia Dames, Jonathan Michie, Martin Blasius,

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: CPO 2019

References

External links

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Libretto

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