Miriways

Georg Philipp Telemann

Operas List of operas by Telemann Surviving works: Germanicus (1704) Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon (1719) Der geduldige Socrates (1721) Sieg der Schönheit (1722) Pimpinone (1725) Orpheus (1726) Emma und Eginhard (1728) Flavius Bertaridus (1729) Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho (1761)

Miriways (TWV 21:24) is an opera in 3 Acts by Telemann given on 26 May 1728 at the Hamburg Opera at the Oper am Gänsemarkt. The libretto is by de:Johann Samuel Müller. The opera is set in Persia.^[1]

Müller took his plot from current news from the Middle East - in the form of an inaccurate account of "Miri-Ways", the Pashtun emir Mirwais (1673-1715), published anonymously in German in 1722. The account attributed to Mirwais events, such as the conquering of Isfahan, which were actually the work of his son. Nevertheless Mir Wais became Miriways, titular king of the opera.

Edition and recording

Miriways - Markus Volpert, Ulrike Hofbauer. L'Orfeo Barockorchester. de:Michi Gaigg, cpo. 2013

References

↑ The Turk on the Opera Stage: A History of a Musical Cliché - Page 31 Christoph Yew - 2010 "In 1696 Reinhard Keiser composed “Mohammad II”, another opera which is also based on historical events. After that, it took a while before the next Turkish opera was written. In 1728 Telemann's “Miriways” was first performed, "