Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Bettina
libretto by Karl Mickel · premiered 1987
Bettina is a chamber opera with music by Friedrich Schenker to a libretto by Karl Mickel. The topic is the writer Bettina von Arnim and her relationship with Karoline von Günderrode. The work is described as an "opera for one actress (mezzo-soprano), children's choir, tape and ensemble". Written in 1982, it premiered at the Theater im Palais in Berlin in 1987, and was published by Breitkopf & Härtel.
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