Wagner, Richard - 3CD-BOX: Die Feen - Weigle, Sebastian
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Die Feen (1888)
Grand Romantic Opera in 3 Acts
Alfred Reiter, Fairy King · Tamara Wilson, Ada
Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Zemina · Juanita Lascarro, Farzana
Burkhard Fritz, Arindal · Brenda Rae, Lora
Michael Nagy, Morald · Christiane Karg, Drolla
Thorsten Grümbel, Gernot · Simon Bode, Gunther/A Messenger
Sebastian Geyer, Harald
Simon Bailey, Voice of the Magician Groma
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra
Choir of the Frankfurt Opera· Sebastian Weigle, conductor
For his grand romantic opera The Fairies, Wagner reflected not only on Marschner, Weber, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Gluck - the influences of whom can be heard - but also on older predecessors than these. Contrary to the actual tradition of Romanticism, he did not search the Middle Ages for his subject, but went back to antiquity. The debutant wished to write an opera about none other than Orpheus, the most famous singer in Greek mythology and the son of Apollo, the leader of the muses. OehmsClassics now presents a live recording of the two concertante performances at the Alte Oper Frankfurt given in May 2011. The series will be continued with Liebesverbot (The Ban on Love) and Rienzi - also from Frankfurt.