Der Golem (opera)

Eugen d'Albert
Operas Die Abreise (1898) Tiefland (1903) Die toten Augen (1916) Der Golem (1926)
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This article is about the opera by d'Albert. For the opera by Nicolae Bretan, see Golem (opera). For the German silent film, see The Golem: How He Came into the World.

Der Golem is an opera in three acts by composer Eugen d'Albert. The work uses a German language libretto by Ferdinand Lion after Arthur Holitscher's Der Golem: Ghettolengende in drei Aufzügen. The opera premiered on 14 November 1926 at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt under conductor Clemens Krauss.^[1]

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast[1] 14 November 1926 (Conductor: Clemens Krauss)
Der Golem	bass	Jean Stern
Rabbi Loew	baritone	Robert vom Scheidt
His apprentice	tenor	Hans Brandt
Lea, Rabbi Loew's foster daughter	soprano	Elisabeth Kandt
Emperor Rudolf II	bass	Walter Schneider
First Jew	tenor	Hans Brandt
Second Jew	baritone	Robert vom Scheidt

Recordings

In 2010 the German company Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) released a live recording made early 2010, with Stefan Blunier conducting the Beethoven Orchester Bonn.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Almanacco 14 November 1926" (in Italian). AmadeusOnline. http://amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=14&Mese=11&Anno=1926&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa. Retrieved 16 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Eugen d'Albert - Der Golem". Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG). http://www.mdg.de/titel/1637.htm. Retrieved 16 October 2010.