THE MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
Featured Selection: Excerpts from the works of Der Schauspieldirektor Prima la musica e poi le parole
The MHS Review 401, VOL. 12, NO.5 • 1988
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MHS Staff
Wolfgang A. Mozart
Der Schauspieldirektor,
K.486
Singspiel in One Act
Libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie, Jr.
Sinfonia: Presto; No. 1: D;t schlagt die Abschiedsstunde; No. 2: Bester Jungling; No. 3: Ich bin die erste Sangerin; No. 4: Jeder Kiinstler strebt nach Ehre
Madame Herz: Magda Nador
Mademoiselle Silberklang: Krisztina Laki Monsieur Vogelsang: Thomas Hampson Buff: Harry van der Kamp
Solo in
Schlussgesang: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Antonio Salieri
Prima la musica e poi le parole
Operetta in One Act
Libretto by Giambattista Casti
Sinfonia: Allegro con brio; Scene 1, No. 1: Signor Poeta mio; Scene 2, Nos.: 3: Non dubitar, verro; 4: La tu vedrai chi sono; 6: Cari oggetti; Scene 5, Nos.: 10: Via largo, largo, largo; 11: Cucuzze! Che concorso; Last Scene, No. 13: Se questo mio pianto ii cor non ti tocca-Per piet:l, padrona mia
Maestro: Robert Holl
Poeta: Thomas Hampson
Donna Eleonora: Roberta Alexander Tonina: Julia Hamari
These days, when the sights and sounds of the movie Amadeus are still fresh in our memories, it is interesting to find, together on one recording, works by the two subject composers. It becomes even more interesting, however, when we know the story behind the composition and first performance of these works, which is elaborated for us on page 24.