Opera in the Repertoire · Early Modern
Es war einmal
Music by Alexander Zemlinsky · premiered 1900 · at Vienna State Opera house
Es war einmal (Once upon a time) is a fairy-tale opera in a prologue and three acts by the Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, composed during 1897-99. The libretto, an adaptation of Marie von Borch's German translation of the fairy-tale play Der var engang by the Danish author Holger Drachmann, was written by Maximilian Singer.
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About the Composer
Alexander Zemlinsky is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Alexander Zemlinsky
- Der König Kandaules
- Der Zwerg
- Der Traumgörge (1907)
- Eine florentinische Tragödie (1915)
- Der Kreidekreis (1930)