Dornröschen


Dornröschen is a 1902 opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The libretto, based on the story of Sleeping Beauty, was by fairy tale writer Elisabeth Ebeling and Bertha Lehrmann-Filhés, with a dialogue version by Ralf Eger who worked on Franz Lehár's operettas such as Der Zarewitsch.

Premiere

Dornröschen premiered on 11 December 1902 at the Stadttheater in Frankfurt-am-Main, with Humperdinck conducting.
Principal roles with premiere cast members:
RolePremiere cast
DornröschenHedwig Schacko
DämoniaPelagie Greef-Andriessen
Prince ReinholdHeinrich Hensel
KellermeisterAlfred Hauck
TellermeisterHermann Schramm
PatinBeatrix Kernic

Recordings

Complete operaDornröschen – Brigitte Fassbaender, Christina Landshamer, Kristiane Kaiser, Tobias Haaks, Stephanie Hampl, Anna Borchers, Miriam Clark, Brigitte Bayer, Guibee Yang, Wolfgang Klose, Jerzy May, Barbara Malisch. Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Muenchner Rundfunkorchester; Ulf Schirmer, conductor. CPO, 2011.
Incidental music