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Engelbert Humperdinck: DornröschenUlf Schirmer Conductor
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The popularity of Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel set the composer on a path of trying to reproduce its success with a series of fairytale operas, and while he continued to create music of considerable charm and grace, he was never able to recapture the depth, humanity, and wit of his first opera. Dornröschen, his third opera, seems misbegotten from its initial conception; Humperdinck left the dialogue as spoken text interspersed by music numbers, so the whole has the effect of an operetta, but with music appropriate for a very weighty opera. The problem is exacerbated in this live recording, which lacks an overall sense of drama, and comes across more as a pageant with music than as a real opera. The dialogue is spoken artfully, but lacks momentum and seems more like a radio play than a stage work. The performance features Brigitte Fassbaender in the speaking role of Dämonia, the evil fairy who curses the Sleeping Beauty, and her involvement elevates the proceedings considerably. Humperdinck wrote the part in a kind of proto-Sprechstimme, and Fassbaender tears into the role with relish. The minimal singing is beautifully executed, and soprano Kristiane Kaiser is especially effective in the title role. The composer's structuring of the opera is unfortunate because the music is very attractive, especially his orchestral writing; there is much material that would probably most profitably be heard in an orchestral suite. Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, led by Ulf Schirmer, play and sing with passion and spirit. The sound is adequate but one-dimensional, and there is an awful lot of audible page turning. © Stephen Eddins, Rovi
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Engelbert Humperdinck ComposerDornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), opera Work
1:29:32
Miriam Clark Soprano,
Ulf Schirmer Conductor,
Jerzy May Actor,
Brigitte Fassbaender Vocals,
Christina Landshamer Soprano,
Stephanie Hampl Alto,
Tobias Haaks Tenor,
Barbara Malisch Actor,
Wolfgang Klose Bass,
Munich Radio Orchestra Orchestra,
Bavarian Radio Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Guibee Yang Soprano,
Udo Mehrpohl Chorus Master,
Brigitte Bayer Soprano,
Kristiane Kaiser Soprano,
Anna Borchers Soprano
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| 1 | Vorspiel | 6:51 |
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| 2 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Frohes Ereignis | 1:55 |
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| 3 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Dialog 1 | 2:35 |
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| 4 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Ankunft der Feen | 1:09 |
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| 5 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Dialog 2 | 0:25 |
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| 6 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Feenmahl | 0:41 |
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| 7 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Patenlied | 0:37 |
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| 8 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Dialog 3 | 0:29 |
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| 9 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Segen und Fluch | 3:06 |
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| 10 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Dialog 4 | 0:24 |
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| 11 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Schlaf für Tod | 2:33 |
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| 12 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Dialog 5 | 0:51 |
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| 13 | Vorspiel. Scene 1. Nachspiel | 0:45 |
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| 14 | Act 1. Scene 2. Festklänge | 2:39 |
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| 15 | Act 1. Scene 2. Dialog 6 | 2:17 |
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| 16 | Act 1. Scene 2. Röschen | 5:06 |
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| 17 | Act 1. Scene 2. Dialog 7 | 0:43 |
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| 18 | Act 1. Scene 2. Die festgäste | 0:24 |
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| 19 | Act 1. Scene 2. Dialog 8 | 1:14 |
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| 20 | Act 1. Scene 2. Das Verhängnis | 5:09 |
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| 1 | Act 2. Scene 3. Ballade | 3:45 |
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| 2 | Act 2. Scene 3. Das Traumbild | 0:17 |
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| 3 | Act 2. Scene 3. Dialog 9 | 1:02 |
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| 4 | Act 2. Scene 3. Die Enthüllung | 0:11 |
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| 5 | Act 2. Scene 3. Dialog 10 | 0:56 |
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| 6 | Act 2. Scene 3. Dornröschens Bild | 1:22 |
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| 7 | Act 2. Scene 3. Dialog 11 | 0:50 |
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| 8 | Act 2. Scene 3. Mahnung / Dialog 12 / Irrfahrten | 4:06 |
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| 9 | Act 2. Scene 4. Dialog 13 | 2:03 |
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| 10 | Act 2. Scene 4. Himmelfahrt | 2:03 |
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| 11 | Act 2. Scene 5. Sphärenreigen #1. | 3:20 |
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| 12 | Act 2. Scene 5. Dialog 14 | 0:42 |
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| 13 | Act 2. Scene 5. Sonnenaufgang | 0:20 |
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| 14 | Act 2. Scene 5. Dialog 15 | 1:22 |
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| 15 | Act 2. Scene 5. Sternenspruch | 0:38 |
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| 16 | Act 2. Scene 5. Dialog 16 | 0:28 |
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| 17 | Act 2. Scene 5. Sphärenreigen #2. | 1:56 |
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| 18 | Act 3. Scene 6. Quecksilber | 2:53 |
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| 19 | Act 3. Scene 6. Gelöbnis | 0:51 |
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| 20 | Act 3. Scene 6. Dialog 17 | 0:51 |
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| 21 | Act 3. Scene 6. Versuchung | 2:11 |
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| 22 | Act 3. Scene 6. Dialog 18 | 1:08 |
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| 23 | Act 3. Scene 6. Überwindung | 1:09 |
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| 24 | Act 3. Scene 6. Dialog 19 | 0:40 |
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| 25 | Act 3. Scene 6. Schneesturm | 0:26 |
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| 26 | Act 3. Scene 6. Sonnenschein | 0:27 |
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| 27 | Act 3. Scene 6. Dialog 20 | 0:32 |
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| 28 | Act 3. Scene 6. Das Dornenschloss | 1:41 |
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| 29 | Act 3. Scene 6. Dialog 21 | 1:20 |
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| 30 | Act 3. Scene 7. Dämonias Ende - Im Schlossgarten | 4:34 |
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| 31 | Act 3. Scene 7. Das Erwachen | 5:35 |
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