Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Die Bernauerin
Music by Carl Orff · libretto by Carl Orff · premiered 1947 · at Stuttgart
Die Bernauerin is a piece in Bavarian dialect by the composer Carl Orff to his own libretto on the life of Agnes Bernauer. It was first performed on 15 June 1947 in Stuttgart.
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About the Composer
Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔʁf] ; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.
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Other Operas by Carl Orff
- Der Mond (1939)
- Die Kluge (1943)
- Antigonae (1949)
- De temporum fine comoedia (1960)