Die Kluge
Music by Carl Orff · libretto by Carl Orff · premiered 1943 · at Oper Frankfurt
Die Kluge. Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau (The Wise [Girl]. The Story of the King and the Wise Woman) is an opera in 12 scenes written by Carl Orff. It premiered at the Frankfurt Opera, Germany, on 20 February 1943. Orff referred to this opera as a Märchenoper (fairy tale opera). The composer also wrote the libretto, based on "Die Kluge Bauerntochter" ("The Peasant's Wise Daughter") from Grimms' Fairy Tales. A performance lasts for about 90 minutes and is often paired with Orff's Der Mond. The first performance in Belgium was given at La Monnaie in 1957 with Huc Santana as the King. The United States premiere was given by the San Francisco Opera at the San Francisco Opera House on October 3, 1958 with Lawrence Winters as the King, Lorenzo Alvary as the Peasant, and Leontyne Price as the Peasant's Daughter.
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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 Bernauerin (1947)
- Antigonae (1949)
- De temporum fine comoedia (1960)