Marschner, Heinrich August: Der Vampyr (1827) 145'
Romantic opera in two acts in the version by Hans Pfitzner (1924)
Music Text
Libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück after the play 'Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut' by Heinrich Ludwig Ritter (G)
Scoring
Major roles: 2S,T,Bar,2B; minor roles: S,M,3T,3B,2actors; chorus 2.2.2.2.dbn-4.2.3.0-timp.perc-harp-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/29/1828
Leipzig
Theater der Stadt Leipzig
Recommended Recording
Martin Engel/Carol Farley/Josef Protschka/Siegmund Nimsgern/Orchestra Sinfoniaca e Coro di Roma della Radiotelevisione Italiana/Günter Neuhold
Fonit-Cetra 8573-84436-2
Romantic opera in two acts in the version by Hans Pfitzner (1924)
Music Text
Libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück after the play 'Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut' by Heinrich Ludwig Ritter (G)
Scoring
Major roles: 2S,T,Bar,2B; minor roles: S,M,3T,3B,2actors; chorus 2.2.2.2.dbn-4.2.3.0-timp.perc-harp-strings.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
3/29/1828
Leipzig
Theater der Stadt Leipzig
Recommended Recording
Martin Engel/Carol Farley/Josef Protschka/Siegmund Nimsgern/Orchestra Sinfoniaca e Coro di Roma della Radiotelevisione Italiana/Günter Neuhold
Fonit-Cetra 8573-84436-2
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