Ulenspiegel (opera)

Ulenspiegel is an opera by Walter Braunfels to a libretto by the composer after Charles de Coster's The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak. It premiered in Stuttgart's Hoftheater on 4 November 1913.[1]

Ulenspiegel
Opera by Walter Braunfels
Walter Braunfels in 1902
LibrettistBraunfels
LanguageGerman
Based onde Coster's The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak
Premiere
4 November 1913 (1913-11-04)
Stuttgart Court Theatre

Braunfels' work was banned during the Nazi era and the first revival of Ulenspiegel took place 28 January 2011 in Gera. The scenery for this production was designed by architect Stephan Braunfels, the grandson of Walter Braunfels.[2]

Recording
  • DVD - Marc Horus, Christa Ratzenböck, Joachim Goltz, Hans-Peter Scheidegger, Saeyoung Park, Laszlo Kiss, EntArteOpera Choir, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Martin Sieghart.

References
  1. Operas in German: a dictionary - Page 335 Margaret Ross Griffel - 1990
  2. Gurewitsch, Matthew (7 January 2011). "Silenced Voice, Heard Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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