The opera was first performed privately in Frankfurt in May 1775. A public production by the Döbbelin Company appeared in Berlin at the Theater in der Behrenstraße on 17 July 1775.
Elmire is distressed because she believes her cold behaviour towards Erwin has caused him to run away. Bernardo, Elmire’s tutor, persuades her to meet an old hermit in a secluded valley. The hermit is really Erwin in disguise.
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Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Erwin und Elmire,17 July 1775". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
erwin, elmire, andré, erwin, elmire, singspiel, described, schauspiel, gesang, acts, german, composer, johann, andré, with, libretto, johann, wolfgang, goethe, after, oliver, goldsmith, ballad, angelica, edwin, hermit, chapter, sentimental, novel, vicar, wakef. Erwin und Elmire is a singspiel described as a Schauspiel mit Gesang in two acts by the German composer Johann Andre with a libretto by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe after Oliver Goldsmith s ballad of Angelica and Edwin The Hermit in chapter 8 of his sentimental novel The Vicar of Wakefield Andre was the first to set Goethe s text in 1775 but he was closely followed by Anna Amalia of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel whose own Erwin und Elmire was performed in 1776 Versions followed by Carl David Stegmann Hamburg 1776 Ernst Wilhelm Wolf Weimar 1785 and Karl Christian Agthe Ballenstedt 1785 also Johann Friedrich Reichardt concert performance Berlin 1793 who based his work on a later revised text by Goethe Othmar Schoeck s songs and incidental music to the play premiered in 1916 Contents 1 Performance history 2 Roles 3 Synopsis 4 ReferencesPerformance history editThe opera was first performed privately in Frankfurt in May 1775 A public production by the Dobbelin Company appeared in Berlin at the Theater in der Behrenstrasse on 17 July 1775 Roles editRole Voice type Premiere cast 17 July 1775 Conductor Elmire in love with Erwin soprano Erwin in love with Elmire tenor Bernardo tutor to Elmire tenor Olympia mother of Elmire sopranoSynopsis editElmire is distressed because she believes her cold behaviour towards Erwin has caused him to run away Bernardo Elmire s tutor persuades her to meet an old hermit in a secluded valley The hermit is really Erwin in disguise References editNotes Sources Casaglia Gherardo 2005 Erwin und Elmire 17 July 1775 L Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia in Italian Bauman Thomas 1992 Erwin und Elmire i in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ed Stanley Sadie London ISBN 0 333 73432 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erwin und Elmire Andre amp oldid 963804698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
