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Franz Joseph Haydn
01 Jan 2006

HAYDN: Die Schöpfung

Die Schöpfung, Oratorium in drei Teilen

Music composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Libretto by Gottfried van Swieten based on selections from the Book of Genesis and Paradise Lost by John Milton.

Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung

Walther Ludwig (Uriel), Hans Hotter (Raphael, Adam), Irmgard Seefried (Gabriel, Eva), Orchestra and Choir Bavaria Radio, Eugen Jochum (cond.). Live performance, Munich, 27 April 1951.

 

First performance: 29 April 1798, Palace of Prince Schwartzenberg in the Mehlmarkt, Vienna

Characters:

Gabriel; EvaSoprano
UrielTenor
Raphael; AdamBass

Click here for program notes from the Cleveland Orchestra.

Click here for complete libretto.

Click here for complete libretto with English translation.

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