In seinem Garten liebt Don Perlimplin Belisa
| In seinem Garten liebt Don Perlimplin Belisa | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Wolfgang Fortner | |
| Translation | The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden |
| Librettist | Fortner |
| Language | German |
| Based on | García Lorca's Amor de don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín |
| Premiere |
8 June 1957 Cologne Opera |
In seinem Garten liebt Don Perlimplin Belisa (In his garden Don Perlimplín loves Belisa) is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Fortner. The libretto, also by Fortner, is based on García Lorca's play Amor de don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín. The opera's subtitle alludes to the play's subtitle, "Aleluya erotica en un prologo y tres escenas" ("An erotic lace-paper valentine in a prologue and three scenes"). It is in German "Vier Bilder eines erotischen Bilderbogens in der Art eines Kammerspiels von Federico García Lorca" (Four images of an erotic valentine in the way of a chamber play by F. G. Lorca), characterizing it as a chamber opera.[1]
Fortner composed the opera on a commission of the broadcaster Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SR) for the opening of the 1962 Schwetzingen Festival. It premiered at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen on 10 May 1962 in a production of the Cologne Opera, staged by Oscar Fritz Schuh and with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting choir and orchestra of the SR.[1][2][3]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Belisa | soprano | Lia Montoya |
| The Mother | coloratura soprano | |
| Perlimplim | baritone | Ernst Gutstein |
References
- 1 2 "In seinem Garten liebt Don Perlimplin Belisa / Vier Bilder eines erotischen Bilderbogens in der Art eines Kammerspiels von Federico García Lorca" (in German). Schott Music. 1963. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Schwetzingen / Maske in Rot". Der Spiegel (in German). 23 May 1962. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fortners Don Perlimplin". Die Zeit (in German). 18 May 1962. Retrieved 6 August 2016.