Der Vampyr
(1827)Romantic opera in two acts in the version by Hans Pfitzner (1924)
Duration: 145'
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)
Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
Availability
World Premiere
3/29/1828
Leipzig
Theater der Stadt Leipzig
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Martin Engel/Carol Farley/Josef Protschka/Siegmund Nimsgern/Orchestra Sinfoniaca e Coro di Roma della Radiotelevisione Italiana/Günter Neuhold
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