Das Lied der Nacht
Das Lied der Nacht ("The Song of the Night") Op. 23, is a 1926 German opera, or "dramatic ballad", composed by Hans Gál to a libretto by Karl Michael von Levetzow, premiered in Breslau in April of that year.[1] The opera is set in twelfth century Palermo.
Recording
A 2018 CD recording was issued by the CPO label (555 186-2) with *Opernchor des Theaters Osnabrück, Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester, conducted by Andreas Hotz[2] and the following singers in their respective roles:
- Gritt Gnauck, alto – Fürstin-Äbtissin
- Lina Liu, soprano – Lianora, Erbprinzessin von Sizilien
- Susann Vent-Wunderlich soprano – Hämone, jüngere Folgedame
- Rhys Jenkins, baritone – Tancred, Vetter Lianoras
- José Gallisa, bass – Kanzler-Reichsverweser
- Ferdinand von Bothmer, tenor – Bootsmann, Namenlose Sänger
References
- ^ David Mason Greene Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers - 1985 -- Page 1179 0385142781 "Born in a Viennese suburb, Hans Gál studied at the University of Vienna with the musicologists Eusebius Mandyczewski and Guido ... Of the three that followed Die heilige Ente (The Sacred Duck) of 1923 and Das Lied der Nacht (The Song of the Night) of 1926 were especially successful."
- ^ Hans Gáls Oper „Das Lied der Nacht“ Aus der Zeit gefallen Aufzeichnung aus dem Theater Osnabrück