Alfonso und Estrella
Music by Franz Schubert · libretto by Franz von Schober · premiered 1854 · at Nationaltheater Weimar
Alfonso und Estrella (Alfonso and Estrella), D 732, is an opera with music by Franz Schubert, set to a German libretto by Franz von Schober, written in 1822. Like Fierrabras (1823), it marks Schubert's attempt to compose grand Romantic opera in German, departing from the Singspiel tradition. Unlike Fierrabras, it contains no spoken dialogue.
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About the Composer
Franz Peter Schubert (; German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre of more than 1,000 compositions, including over 600 Lieder (art songs in German) and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. Among these are the songs "Gretchen am Spinnrade", "Erlkönig" and "Ave Maria"; the Trout Quintet; the Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished); the Symphony No. 9 in C major (The Great); the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden); the String…
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Other Operas by Franz Schubert
- Der vierjährige Posten (1784)
- Die Freunde von Salamanka (1815)
- Die Zwillingsbrüder (1819)
- Die Verschworenen (1823)
- Fierrabras (1823)
- Der Graf von Gleichen (1827)