2001-05-05 Augsburg
Category: performances
2010 Winterthur / Opernhaus Zürich
report @ Regisseur Felix Breisach
Oper aktuell Winterthur: DER STEIN DER WEISEN, 05.09.2010 – Oper Aktuell
Aufführungen in Winterthur: 5.9. | 7.9. | 10.9. | 12.9. und 14.9.2010
1790-1814 non-stop
The singspiel was premiered on 11 September 1790 in the Theater auf der Wieden, conducted by Henneberg. It was first recorded by the Boston Baroque in 1999.
After the successful World Premiere this opera was played without interruption over 24 years which tells it was an immens success. The last performance was February 28th, 1814 in Linz/Austria.
2024-06-18 Hofkapelle München
Der Stein der Weisen oder Die Zauberinsel
Mit Werken von: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) , Johann Baptist Henneberg (1768-1822) , Benedikt Schack (1758-1826) , Franz Xaver Gerl (1764-1827)
Mitwirkende: Chor der Klangverwaltung, Hofkapelle München, Rüdiger Lotter
2 CDs
- Singspiel auf ein Libretto von Emauel Schikaneder mit Musik von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Baptist Henneberg, Benedikt Schack, Franz Xaver Gerl
- Künstler: Chor der Klangverwaltung, Hofkapelle München, Rüdiger Lotter
- Label: DHM, DDD, 2023
- Bestellnummer: 11817462
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.6.2024
The Hofkapelle Munic/Bavaria presents the second recording of this opera in 2024.
1998-10-31 Boston Baroque
(The Philosopher’s Stone, or The Enchanted Isle)
Singspiel in two acts
Music attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Baptist Henneberg,
Benedikt Schack, Franz Xaver Gerl and Emanuel Schikaneder
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
First performance: Theater an der Wieden, Jan. 11, 1790
Modern-day premiere: Boston Baroque, 1998
First recording: Boston Baroque (Telarc), 1999
Cast, in order of appearance:
Sadik, ruler of Arcadian land (tenor)
Nadine, his daughter, in love with Nadir (soprano)
Nadir, his step-son, in love with Nadine (tenor)
Lubano, grounds keeper for Sadik, husband of Lubinara (bass)
Lubanara, wife of Lubano (soprano)
Genie, messenger of Astromonte (soprano)
Four maidens (sopranos)
Eutifronte, evil god of the underworld (bass)
Astromonte, beneficent god, brother of Eutifronte (tenor)
Choruses of shepherds and shepherdesses, hunters, and demons
Orchestra:
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, and strings
2022-12-10 Augsburg
The opera was performed in Augsburg in 2001 and 2022.
2018-06-22 Tiroler Landestheater
2023-06-07 Mozartfest Würzburg
entry about Mozartfest Wurzburg of this recital with singer Theresa Pilsl > Talents.DoctorsDome.center
Orchestra Hofkapelle München (who made the second recording of this opera Stein der Weisen
2006-02-09 Stadttheater Fürth
2006-06-27 +6x Garsington Opera Festival
Performances
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The singspiel was premiered on 11 September 1790 in the Theater auf der Wieden, conducted by Henneberg. It was first recorded by the Boston Baroque in 1999.[2][6] Modern performances were mounted at the Hampstead & Highgate Festival, Augsburg Opera and Pepperdine University in 2001, by Bampton Classical Opera in 2002, by Combattimento Consort Amsterdam in 2003, the Astoria Music Festival, Garsington Opera and Salzburg’s Haus für Mozart in 2006, Opernhaus Zürich (at the Stadttheater Winterthur) in 2010, and the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck in 2018.
