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A two-act opera about Joan of Arc by Giselher and Lore Klebe, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play The Maid of Orleans.
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A two-act opera about Joan of Arc by Giselher and Lore Klebe, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play The Maid of Orleans.
In this unfinished drama and its planned continuation, Demetrius wins Polish support for his claim to the Russian throne. Discovering that he is not Ivan the Terrible’s son, he asks Marfa to recognize him anyway, but she follows her conscience and refuses.
Written for the newly married Grand Duke and Maria Pavlovna, the dramatic poem depicts a farming family preparing a festival for their new queen. They plant a tree as a symbol of the country, and the seven arts greet the sovereign.
A four-act German opera by Giselher Klebe based on Friedrich Schiller’s play The Robbers, set in mid-eighteenth-century Germany.
Vasili returns to the Polish monastery where he was raised and reunites with Marina, who has disguised herself as a gypsy after fleeing an arranged marriage. The Count of Lusatia reveals that Vasili is Dimitri, son of Ivan IV. Lusatia and Vanda scheme to separate Dimitri from Marina and marry him to Vanda. Marina seeks Marpha, widow of Ivan IV, and tells her Dimitri is alive, but Marpha cannot confirm his identity. At Dimitri’s camp near Moscow, news arrives that Boris Godunov has been killed. Lusatia admits he murdered the real Dimitri; Dimitri kills him, and Marpha recognizes the young man as her son. Dimitri is acclaimed as leader, while Vanda swears revenge. At his coronation with Marina, Patriarch Job demands Marpha swear Dimitri is her son. As she hesitates, Lusatia shoots Dimitri, who dies with Marina and Marpha asking God to reveal the truth.
After Boris Godunov's death, Russia is divided between supporters of the Godunov family and General Basmanov's faction backing Dimitrij, who is believed to be Ivan the Terrible's son. Marfa recognizes him as her son despite knowing the claim is false, hoping to use him against her old enemies. Dimitrij rescues Xenie and defeats a conspiracy led by Shuisky, but Marina exposes his humble origins; Marina has Xenie killed, and Shuisky shoots Dimitrij.
A two-act opera about Joan of Arc by Giselher and Lore Klebe, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play The Maid of Orleans.
In this unfinished drama and its planned continuation, Demetrius wins Polish support for his claim to the Russian throne. Discovering that he is not Ivan the Terrible’s son, he asks Marfa to recognize him anyway, but she follows her conscience and refuses.
Written for the newly married Grand Duke and Maria Pavlovna, the dramatic poem depicts a farming family preparing a festival for their new queen. They plant a tree as a symbol of the country, and the seven arts greet the sovereign.
A four-act German opera by Giselher Klebe based on Friedrich Schiller’s play The Robbers, set in mid-eighteenth-century Germany.
Vasili returns to the Polish monastery where he was raised and reunites with Marina, who has disguised herself as a gypsy after fleeing an arranged marriage. The Count of Lusatia reveals that Vasili is Dimitri, son of Ivan IV. Lusatia and Vanda scheme to separate Dimitri from Marina and marry him to Vanda. Marina seeks Marpha, widow of Ivan IV, and tells her Dimitri is alive, but Marpha cannot confirm his identity. At Dimitri’s camp near Moscow, news arrives that Boris Godunov has been killed. Lusatia admits he murdered the real Dimitri; Dimitri kills him, and Marpha recognizes the young man as her son. Dimitri is acclaimed as leader, while Vanda swears revenge. At his coronation with Marina, Patriarch Job demands Marpha swear Dimitri is her son. As she hesitates, Lusatia shoots Dimitri, who dies with Marina and Marpha asking God to reveal the truth.
After Boris Godunov's death, Russia is divided between supporters of the Godunov family and General Basmanov's faction backing Dimitrij, who is believed to be Ivan the Terrible's son. Marfa recognizes him as her son despite knowing the claim is false, hoping to use him against her old enemies. Dimitrij rescues Xenie and defeats a conspiracy led by Shuisky, but Marina exposes his humble origins; Marina has Xenie killed, and Shuisky shoots Dimitrij.
Prince Carlos loves Elisabeth of Valois, his former fiancée and now his stepmother, while his friend the Marquis of Posa urges him to support liberty in the Netherlands. Court intrigue and Philip II's growing suspicion end with Posa's sacrifice and Carlos's delivery to the Inquisition.
In 16th-century Spain, Don Carlos loves Elisabeth, who has married his father, King Philip II. Carlos and his friend Rodrigue oppose the oppression of Flanders; their actions bring them into conflict with the King and the Grand Inquisitor. Princess Eboli’s jealousy and a court scandal deepen the crisis. Rodrigue is killed while protecting Carlos, who ultimately confronts the King and the Inquisitor at the monastery of Yuste.
In 1547 Genoa, Count Fiesco joins a conspiracy against the ruling Doria family, while concealing whether he seeks a republic or power for himself. When the revolt succeeds, his ambition and divided loyalties lead to a tragic confrontation with the republican Verrina.
In Genoa in 1547, Leonore believes her marriage to Fiesque is failing, while Fiesque declares his love for Julie Doria. The Dorias’ assassin Hassan fails to kill him and is sent to learn what the townspeople think. Hassan later reveals that Julie has hired him to poison Leonore. Fiesque reassures Leonore, and his ally Verrina tests whether he remains committed to rebellion. Fiesque’s response restores Verrina’s confidence, and the conspirators prepare a revolt. Julie confesses her love for Fiesque, but he declares his fidelity to Leonore and has Julie captured. The Fieschi overthrow the Dorias and Fiesque becomes ruler. Verrina urges him to abandon regal ambition for a republic; when Fiesque dismisses his concerns, Verrina kills him.
In France in 1429, Charles, not yet crowned king, tells his people of a vision directing him to lay down his weapons. Giovanna prays to lead the French forces and hears angels call her to fight. Her father Giacomo believes she has made a pact with the devil. Giovanna leads the French to victory and Charles declares his love, but she resists him. Giacomo denounces her, and the English capture her and condemn her to death. Giacomo recognizes his error and frees her; she returns to battle, where the French win. Giovanna dies after briefly reviving, and is taken to heaven.
In Austrian-occupied Switzerland, William Tell helps shepherd Leuthold escape the governor’s soldiers, and the arrest of Melchthal pushes Arnold to join a planned uprising. Tell, Arnold, and Walter unite the three cantons in rebellion. Governor Gesler forces Tell to shoot an apple from his son Jemmy’s head, then orders Tell transported across the stormy lake. Tell escapes, kills Gesler, and learns that Arnold and the rebels have captured Altdorf. Arnold and Mathilde reunite as the Swiss celebrate their freedom.
Carlo Moor, the elder son of Count Massimiliano, joins a band of robbers after believing that his father has rejected him. His brother Francesco has intercepted Carlo’s plea for forgiveness and plots to inherit the estate, telling their father and Carlo’s beloved Amalia that Carlo is dead. Servant Arminio later reveals that Carlo and the Count are alive. Carlo reunites with Amalia and discovers his father, but when the robbers capture Amalia and she insists she still loves him, Carlo kills her rather than draw her into his criminal life.
Ferdinand, son of a powerful president, and Luise, a middle-class musician’s daughter, fall in love. Their families oppose the match, and the president and his secretary frame Luise through a forced letter, provoking Ferdinand’s jealousy and a fatal tragedy.
In this verse farce, the overworked Körner tries to prepare a manuscript and be shaved, but a stream of visitors and interruptions consumes his morning until he misses a meeting; he ends by explaining that he had himself shaved.
Leonora and Don Alvaro plan to elope, but when her father discovers them, Alvaro’s pistol accidentally kills him. Leonora and Alvaro are separated, and her brother Carlo seeks revenge. Leonora takes refuge as a hermit, while Alvaro joins the Spanish army under an assumed name and becomes friends with Carlo, who is also disguised. Carlo discovers Alvaro’s identity, and the two men repeatedly confront each other. In the revised ending, Carlo mortally wounds Leonora before Alvaro can reunite with her; the Father Superior urges Alvaro to seek forgiveness. In the original version, Alvaro kills Carlo and then throws himself into a ravine.
In a Tyrolean village, Luisa loves a young man she knows as Carlo, who is actually Rodolfo, son of Count Walter. Wurm, who wants Luisa for himself, tells her father Miller the truth and later coerces Luisa into writing a false letter to save her father from execution. Rodolfo believes the letter and agrees to marry Federica. After Miller is freed, Rodolfo gives Luisa poisoned water; as they die, she tells him the letter was forced. Rodolfo kills Wurm and dies.
Queen Elizabeth considers a French marriage proposal and whether to pardon her imprisoned cousin, Mary Stuart. Leicester, who loves Mary, gives Elizabeth a letter asking for a meeting and pleads for Mary’s life. At Fotheringhay, Mary hopes Leicester can secure her freedom. Elizabeth arrives, and the queens confront each other. Elizabeth accuses Mary of treason and other crimes; Mary answers with an insult that prompts Elizabeth to order her execution. Elizabeth signs the death warrant despite Leicester’s plea for mercy. Before her execution, Mary comforts her companions, prays with them, pardons Elizabeth, and bids farewell to Leicester.
Imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, awaits a reprieve from Elizabeth I while her supporters plot to free her; after an invented meeting between the queens and a failed rescue attempt, Elizabeth signs the death warrant and Mary is executed.
Princess Isabella makes peace between her feuding sons, Manuel and César, and reveals their sister Beatrice, hidden away since childhood. When Manuel falls in love with Beatrice without knowing their kinship, César kills him in jealousy; learning the truth, César kills himself.
A tragedy set in Sicily where paganism and Christianity meet. Schiller combines elements of ancient Greek tragedy with modern theatre.
A five-act tragedy loosely follows Joan of Arc: after falling in love with an English knight she spares him, is accused of sorcery and dismissed, then escapes captivity to save the French army, dying as victory is won.
During the Hundred Years’ War, Joan hears a calling to lead the French and leaves her village. After the French victory at Orleans, she is placed in command by King Charles. Joan defeats Lionel in battle but spares him; the two fall in love, conflicting with her vow of virginity. Her father Thibaut accuses her of serving the devil when she cannot publicly prove her innocence. The people turn against her, and she is captured and condemned to burn at the stake. Joan dies as angels grant her forgiveness.
After Franz deceives their father into disowning him, Karl joins a band of robbers in hopes of defending the weak. Franz schemes to take over the family and win Amalia, while Karl's violence and loyalty to the band ultimately prevent him from returning to her.
In legendary Peking, Princess Turandot requires suitors to solve three riddles or be executed. Prince Calaf accepts the challenge, answers all three, and offers Turandot a chance to avoid marrying him: if she discovers his name before dawn, he will die. She orders the city to find it. Calaf’s companion Liù refuses to reveal his identity and dies under torture. Calaf then tells Turandot his name; at dawn she announces to the Emperor and people that his name is Love.
Schiller's Romantic reworking of Gozzi's tale turns the riddling princess into a figure governed by a firm moral code and Calaf into a devoted lover. It integrates comedy and drama into a symbolic, moralized whole.
Schiller’s three-part drama traces General Wallenstein’s defiance of Emperor Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years’ War, the divided loyalties of his commanders and the tragic collapse of his military and personal circle.
In Schiller's drama, Swiss peasants rebel against the Habsburg governor Gessler. Tell is forced to shoot an apple from his son's head, then escapes custody during a storm and later kills Gessler. The signal of Gessler's death launches a revolt; the people free Bertha and win Ulrich's support. Tell refuses to praise the assassin John, but helps him escape on condition that he atone.