Gottfried von Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady) is an opera based on the Swiss tragicomic play of the same name by Friedrich Durrenmatt. The play was written in 1956, while the opera came some fifteen years later. In the opera, an enormously wealthy older woman returns to her former hometown with a sinister bargain: she wants the townspeople to kill the man who got her pregnant, then jilted her. In exchange, she offers the town enough money to revitalize their decrepit city. Eventually, the townspeople agree to her dreadful deal. This release is the live recording from the premiere performance in Vienna, May 23rd, 1971. Horst Stein conducts the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.
3 Es War Winter Einst, Als Ich Dieses Städtchen Verließ
4 Spezereihandlung II
5 Alles Neu. Modern Wie Dies Jetzt Bei Uns Aussieht
6 Guten Abend, Ill
7 Bürgermeister! Ich Bin Durch Eine Hölle Gegangen
8 Konradsweilerwald II
9 Wir Sind Fichten, Föhren, Buchen
10 Du Hattest, Ich Meine, Wir Hatten Ein Kind
11 Ich Danke Dir FÜR Die Kränze
12 Theatersaal
13 Ich Heiße Die Gemeinde Von Güllen Willkommen
14 Alfred III, Ich Habe An Sie Eine Frage
15 Schade. Herr Bürgermeister. Die Beleuchtung Streikte
16 Die Herren Von Der Presse
17 Was Ist Denn Hier Los? - Herzschlag - Er Ist Wieder So, Wie Er War, Vor Langer Zeit
18 Jubelfinale
Gottfried von Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady) is an opera based on the Swiss tragicomic play of the same name by Friedrich Durrenmatt. The play was written in 1956, while the opera came some fifteen years later. In the opera, an enormously wealthy older woman returns to her former hometown with a sinister bargain: she wants the townspeople to kill the man who got her pregnant, then jilted her. In exchange, she offers the town enough money to revitalize their decrepit city. Eventually, the townspeople agree to her dreadful deal. This release is the live recording from the premiere performance in Vienna, May 23rd, 1971. Horst Stein conducts the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.
