Pfitzner, Hans: Das Herz (The Heart) op. 39 (1930-31) 170'
Drama for music in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Hans Mahner-Mons (G)
Scoring
Major roles: S,A,T,Bar,B; 11 minor roles; chorus 3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.perc-cel-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
11/12/1931
Staatsoper, Berlin
Berlin Staatsoper / Wilhelm Furtwängler
World Premiere
11/12/1931
Munich
unknown / Hans Knappertsbusch
Recommended Recording
André Wenhold, Volker Horn, Roberta Cunningham, Beth Johanning, Kerstin Quandt, Robert Dressler, Lucian Chioreanu, Iris Melle, Rosiza Atanasova, Lars Hübel, Ingo Christoph, Nikolai Borowski, Thüringian Landestheater Chorus, Thüringian Symphony Orchestra, Rolf Reuter
Marco Polo 8.2236278
Drama for music in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Hans Mahner-Mons (G)
Scoring
Major roles: S,A,T,Bar,B; 11 minor roles; chorus 3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.perc-cel-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
11/12/1931
Staatsoper, Berlin
Berlin Staatsoper / Wilhelm Furtwängler
World Premiere
11/12/1931
Munich
unknown / Hans Knappertsbusch
Recommended Recording
André Wenhold, Volker Horn, Roberta Cunningham, Beth Johanning, Kerstin Quandt, Robert Dressler, Lucian Chioreanu, Iris Melle, Rosiza Atanasova, Lars Hübel, Ingo Christoph, Nikolai Borowski, Thüringian Landestheater Chorus, Thüringian Symphony Orchestra, Rolf Reuter
Marco Polo 8.2236278
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