Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Irische Legende
Music by Werner Egk · libretto by Werner Egk · premiered 1955
Irische Legende (Irish Legend) is a 1955 opera by Werner Egk who also wrote the libretto after the 1892/1899 verse drama The Countess Cathleen by W. B. Yeats. It premiered at the Salzburg Festival on 17 August 1955.
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About the Composer
Werner Egk is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Werner Egk
- Columbus (1933)
- Die Zaubergeige (1935)
- Circe (1945)
- Der Revisor (1957)
- Die Verlobung in San Domingo (1960)