Schmied Von Gent (Cpo Audio CD 2-disc set)
Schmied Von Gent (Cpo Audio CD 2-disc set)
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Der Schmied von Gent
Opera in three acts
Oliver Zwarg, Undine Dreißig, André Riemer, Edward Randall, Martin Gaebler, Judith Kuhn, Oliver Zwarg,
Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
Frank Beermann
Schreker’s Der Schmied von Gent (The Blacksmith of Ghent) is an opera full of stylistic pluralism and folk-like melodies. It is very unlike any of his previous works and his wealth of imagination and wit are simply inexhaustible. Written in the midst of a creative crisis, with two previous operas failing to please public taste at the time, he was more determined than ever to create an opera that would appeal to the masses.