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Das Himmelskleid

Music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari · libretto by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari · premiered 1927

Das Himmelskleid (La veste di cielo) is a 1927 German-language opera in 3 acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari after "Donkeyskin" by Charles Perrault. It premiered 21 April 1927 at the Nationaltheater, Munich.

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About the Composer

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (born Ermanno Wolf) (12 January 1876 – 21 January 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna (1909). A number of his works were based on plays by Carlo Goldoni, including Le donne curiose (1903), I quatro rusteghi (1906) and Il campiello (1936).

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