Die Freunde von Salamanka
Music by Franz Schubert · libretto by Johann Mayrhofer · premiered 1928
Die Freunde von Salamanka D. 326, is an 1815 Singspiel in two acts by Franz Schubert to a libretto by Johann Mayrhofer. The opera is set at the beginning of the 19th century in Salamanca, Spain. It consists of an overture and eighteen numbers, and is set for three sopranos, three tenors, six basses, mixed choir and orchestra:
Act 1Overture
Act 2
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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 Zwillingsbrüder (1819)
- Alfonso und Estrella (1822)
- Die Verschworenen (1823)
- Fierrabras (1823)
- Der Graf von Gleichen (1827)