Performances of Fitrabras and the other Schubert operas have been very rare. Parts of Fierrabras were given in concert form in Vienna in 1853 and again in 1858. The first stage production was in Karlsruhe, February 9, 1897, but the music was revised for that performance by 0. Neitzel and the text by F. Mottl. The text was translated into French for a production in Brussels in 1926. A concert version was also heard in London in 1938.
None of these performances, with the possible exception of the one in Brussels, was in the original version. It has always been assumed that the work could not be performed as it stands; at any rate, no one has ever tried. True, there are certain problems in production, especially in the rapid shift of scenes in the third act, but modern stage technique could undoubtedly conquer such difficulties easily.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663109 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Corse, Sandra |
| Contributors | Newlin, Dika, 1923-2006, Buckalew, Mary |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 91 leaves : illustrations, Text |
| Rights | Public, Corse, Sandra, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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