Reigen (opera)

Reigen is a German-language opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde. The opera was premiered at La Monnaie, Brussels in 1993.

Scenes

The Whore and the Soldier
The Soldier and the Parlor Maid
The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman
The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife
The Young Wife and The Husband
The Husband and the Little Miss
The Little Miss and the Poet
The Poet and the Actress
The Actress and the Count
The Count and the Whore

Roles

Die Dirne, Leocadia
Der Soldat, Franz
Das Stubenmädchen, Mizzi
Der junge Herr, Alfred
Die junge Frau, Emma
Der Gatte, Gottfried
Das süße Mädel
Der Dichter, Robert
Die Sängerin
Der Graf

Recordings

1994 – Deborah Raymond, Mark Curtis, Elzbieta Ardam, Roberto Saccà, Solveig Kringelborn, Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig, Randi Stene, Ronald Hamilton, Françoise Pollet, Dale Duesing. Ricercar 133122/123, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling reissued digitally Cypres.