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Franz Schubert

Die Verschworenen

, also known as ( 787) is an 1823 one-act singspiel by Franz Schubert after a libretto by Ignaz Franz Castelli with spoken dialogue by the composer. Castelli's libretto was based on Lisistrata, ou

Composition#

The work is for four or five sopranos, two contraltos, two or three tenors, two basses, mixed choir and orchestra: :Ouverture (fragment) # Duet: “Sie ist’s! Er ist’s!” (2 versions; 1st version for soprano, tenor and orchestra; 2nd version for two sopranos and orchestra) # Romanze: “Ich schleiche bang’ und still herum” # Ensemble: “Ihr habt auf Eure Burg entboten” # Corus (“Verschwörungschor” conspiracy chorus ): “Ja, wir schwören” # March and chorus: “Vorüber ist die Zeit” # Ensemble: “Verrätherei hab’ ich entdeckt” # Chorus of knights and women: “Willkommen, schön willkommen” # Duet: “Ich muß sie finden” # Arietta: “Ich habe gewagt und habe gestritten” # Arietta: “Gesetzt, ihr habt wirklich gewagt” # Finale: “Wie? Darf ich meinen Augen traun?”; Ensemble: “Ich bin beschämt”

Recordings#

  • Soile Isokoski, Lisa Larsson, Anke Hoffmann, Mechthild Georg, Rodrigo Orrego, Peter Lika, Chorus Musicus, Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering, Opus 111 1996
  • (Osaka College of Music), , Exton Records
  • Edda Moser, Kurt Moll, Martin Finke, Adolf Dallapozza, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg CPO
  • Camille Zamora, Nathan Stark, Nicholas Phan, Deanna Breiwick, Matthew Tuell, American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, 2014
    • Die Verschworenen, details at operone.de *
Composer
Franz Schubert