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Die Kathrin, Op. 28, is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold with a German libretto by Ernst Décsey.
Die Kathrin | |
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Opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold | |
![]() The composer | |
Librettist | Ernst Décsey |
Language | German |
Premiere |
Korngold completed the opera during the summer of 1937. The premiere was set for March 1938 in Vienna, but was cancelled due to Korngold's Jewish ancestry on Nazi instructions after the Nazi invasion of Austria. It finally premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera in neutral Stockholm, Sweden, on 7 October 1939, conducted by Fritz Busch.[1]
A Vienna run of only eight performances in October 1950 met with indifferent reviews, the opera's richly melodic musical language being completely at odds with the austere post-war taste.[2]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 7 October 1939[1] Conductor: Fritz Busch |
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Kathrin | soprano | Brita Herzberg |
François | tenor | Einar Beyron |
Malignac | bass-baritone | Sven d'Ailly |
Chou-Chou | soprano | Isa Quensel |
Monique | mezzo-soprano | Gertrud Pålson-Wettergren |
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