Arden Must Die (German: Arden muss sterben) is an opera by Alexander Goehr. It premiered on 5 March 1967 at the Hamburg State Opera,[1] conducted by Charles Mackerras and directed by Egon Monk.[2] It was commissioned by the Hamburg State Opera.[3]
| Arden Must Die | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Alexander Goehr | |
| Other title | Arden muss sterben |
| Librettist | Erich Fried |
| Language | German, translated to English |
| Premiere | 5 March 1967 |
The German libretto was written by Erich Fried, with an English version by Geoffrey Skelton.[1] It tells the story of the murder of Thomas Arden by his wife Alice and her lover Mosbie. The libretto draws on two sixteenth-century accounts of the murder, namely the version by chronicler Raphael Holinshed and the anonymous play Arden of Faversham.[1]
The British première was at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, on 17 April 1974, conducted by Meredith Davies.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Nicholas Williams (2002). "Arden Must Die [Arden muss sterben]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O900168. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ Playbill, general rehearsal, Hamburg, 4 March 1967
- ^ Performance material, Schott Music
