Reigen (opera)

Reigen (German 'Round Dance') is a German-language opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897). The opera was premiered at La Monnaie, Brussels in 1993.

Scenes

 * 1) The Whore and the Soldier
 * 2) The Soldier and the Parlor Maid
 * 3) The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman
 * 4) The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife
 * 5) The Young Wife and The Husband
 * 6) The Husband and the Little Miss
 * 7) The Little Miss and the Poet
 * 8) The Poet and the Actress
 * 9) The Actress and the Count
 * 10) The Count and the Whore

Roles

 * Die Dirne, Leocadia (soprano)
 * Der Soldat, Franz (tenor)
 * Das Stubenmädchen, Mizzi (mezzosoprano)
 * Der junge Herr, Alfred (tenor)
 * Die junge Frau, Emma (soprano)
 * Der Gatte, Gottfried (baritone)
 * Das süße Mädel (mezzosoprano)
 * Der Dichter, Robert (tenor)
 * Die Sängerin (soprano)
 * Der Graf (baritone)

Recordings

 * 1994 – Deborah Raymond (Die Dirne), Mark Curtis (Der Soldat), Elzbieta Ardam (Das Stubenmädchen), Roberto Saccà (Der junge Herr), Solveig Kringelborn (Die junge Frau), Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig (Der Gatte), Randi Stene (Das süße Mädel), Ronald Hamilton (Der Dichter), Françoise Pollet (Die Sängerin), Dale Duesing (Der Graf). Ricercar 133122/123, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling reissued digitally Cypres.