Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie
Music by Giselher Klebe · libretto by Lore Klebe · premiered 1969 · at Schwetzingen Festival
Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie (The Fairy Tale of the Beautiful Lily), Op. 55, is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe, with a libretto by Lore Klebe, based on Goethe's fairy tale Das Märchen. On a commission by the SWR for the Schwetzingen Festival, it was premiered on 15 May 1969 at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, staged by Oscar Fritz Schuh and conducted by Hans Zender. The opera was published by Bärenreiter.
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About the Composer
Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 1925 – 5 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, all based on literary works, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.
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Other Operas by Giselher Klebe
- Ein wahrer Held (1907)
- Die Räuber (1957)
- Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959)
- Die tödlichen Wünsche (1959)
- Alkmene (1961)
- Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976)
- Das Rendezvous (1977)
- Der Jüngste Tag (1980)