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Der Kobold : op. 3 /

Der Kobold (The Goblin) is Siegfried Wagner's third opera, completed in 1903 when he was 34, and premièred in Hamburg in 1904, where it was a great success, more so than any of his later operas. As is the case with many of those, it is a strange mixture, dramatically, of invented fairy-tale-sty...

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Main Author: Wagner, Siegfried, 1869-1930 (Composer, Librettist)
Corporate Authors: Pianopianissimo Musiktheater (Performer), Nürnberger Symphoniker (Performer), Stadttheater Fürth (Performer), Marco Polo (Sound recording label)
Other Authors: Broberg, Rebecca (Performer), Mauel, Regina (Performer), Mitschke, Andreas (Performer), Hoffmann, Achim (Performer), Föttinger, Johannes (Performer), Meierhöfer, Philipp (Performer), Horn, Volker (Performer), Isherwood, Nicholas (Performer), Borst, Martina, 1957- (Performer), Lukić, Ksenija (Performer), Bappert, Marco, 1976- (Performer), Höchbauer, Joachim, 1977- (Performer), Kohler, Heike (Performer), Park, Young Jae, 1984- (Performer), Strobel, Frank (Conductor), Bahr, Achim, 1956-, Sturm, Gregor (Costume designer), Cortizzo, Carlos (Choreographer), Pachl, Peter P. (Producer), Kelch, Stefan (Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German, with optional subtitles in German and English.
Published: [Hong Kong] : Marco Polo, [2008]
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:Der Kobold (The Goblin) is Siegfried Wagner's third opera, completed in 1903 when he was 34, and premièred in Hamburg in 1904, where it was a great success, more so than any of his later operas. As is the case with many of those, it is a strange mixture, dramatically, of invented fairy-tale-style story and ponderous consideration of complicated moral issues.
Item Description:Opera in 3 acts.
Booklet with program notes in German and English (39 pages) inserted in container.
Bonus features: the Making of Der Kobold, a film by Stephan Kelch, 3D animated version of the set model by Achim Bahr; photographs of the production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (207 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-9; soundtrack in PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:Libretto by the composer ; stage design, Achim Bahr ; costumes, Gregor Sturm ; choreography, Carlos Cortizzo.