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Franz Schubert
Die Verschworenen , also known as Der häusliche Krieg (
D 787) is an 1823 one-act
singspiel by
Franz Schubert after a
libretto by
Ignaz Franz Castelli with spoken dialogue by the composer. Castelli's libretto was based on Lisistrata, ou Les Athéniennes, Comédie en un acte et en prose, mêlée de vaudevilles by
François-Benoît Hoffman , which had premiered at the
Théâtre Feydeau in Paris in 1802. The French play in turn was based on
Lysistrata by
Aristophanes (411 BCE).
Composition
The work is for four or five
sopranos , two
contraltos , two or three
tenors , two
basses , mixed choir and orchestra:
Ouverture (fragment)
Duet: "Sie ist's! Er ist's!" (2 versions; 1st version for soprano, tenor and orchestra; 2nd version for two sopranos and orchestra)
Romanze: "Ich schleiche bang' und still herum"
Ensemble: "Ihr habt auf Eure Burg entboten"
Corus ("Verschwörungschor" [conspiracy chorus]): "Ja, wir schwören"
March and chorus: "Vorüber ist die Zeit"
Ensemble: "Verrätherei hab' ich entdeckt"
Chorus of knights and women: "Willkommen, schön willkommen"
Duet: "Ich muß sie finden"
Arietta: "Ich habe gewagt und habe gestritten"
Arietta: "Gesetzt, ihr habt wirklich gewagt"
Finale: "Wie? Darf ich meinen Augen traun?"; Ensemble: "Ich bin beschämt"
Recordings
Soile Isokoski ,
Lisa Larsson , Anke Hoffmann,
Mechthild Georg ,
Rodrigo Orrego ,
Peter Lika , Chorus Musicus, Das Neue Orchester,
Christoph Spering ,
Opus 111 1996
The College Opera House Orchestra [
ja ] (
Osaka College of Music ),
Norichika Iimori [
ja ] , Exton Records
[1]
Edda Moser ,
Kurt Moll , Martin Finke,
Adolf Dallapozza , Bavarian Radio Chorus,
Munich Radio Orchestra ,
Heinz Wallberg
CPO
Camille Zamora , Nathan Stark,
Nicholas Phan , Deanna Breiwick, Matthew Tuell,
American Symphony Orchestra ,
Leon Botstein , 2014
References
External links
Operas Incidental music Oratorio