Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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First Publication | 1867 |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Elverpigen |
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Alternative. Title | Das Elfenmädchen . Romantisk opera af Th. Overskou. |
Composer | Hartmann, Emil |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.4 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEH 7 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
First Performance. | 1867-11-5, Copenhagen |
First Publication. | 1867 |
Librettist | Thomas Overskou (1798-1873) |
Language | Danish |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, orchestra |
Cast of characters: Asgar (knight), Skjalm (Korsridder- Crusader?), Henning (borgfoged = Bailiff) , Jomfru Rigmor , Ella, and Chorus. + Orchestra (presumably, rather than piano.)
Overture given its British premiere in 1874 according to several sources (though the Athenaeum's reporter preferred a Svendsen Scherzo in the same concert.)
Also published in (Nov.) 1867 by Delbanco (C.C. Lose).