Paul Wranitzky's Opera - Oberon King of the Elves torrent

Paul Wranitzky / Pavel Vranicky
Oberon: König der Elfen / King of the Elves / Roi des Elfes

Oberon Sally Arneson
Titania Susanne Heyng
Hüon Soto Papulkas
Scherasmin Richard Kogel
Sultan von Bagdad Heinz Friedrich
Rezia Susan Banks
Babekan Fritz Grass
Fatime Gisela Ehrensperger
Almansor Gerhard Hofer
Almansaris Gretel Hartung
Balkis Petra Fiedler
Das Orakel Theofried Krug
Zwei Genien/Nymphen Adelheid Hansen
Angelika Vogel

Chor & Orchester des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz München

Alicja Mounk


Rokokotheater des Schwetzinger Schlosses, Schwetzingen, 2 Mai 1980

See http://imslp.org/wiki/Oberon,_K%C3%B6nig_der_Elfen_(Wranitzky,_Paul) for the score

Wranitzky was born in Neureisch (Nova Rise) in Habsburg Moravia on December 30, 1756.[1]
He studied at the Faculty of Theology of University of Olomouc and later a theological seminary in Vienna.
At age 20, like so many other Czech composers of that period, he moved to Vienna to seek out opportunities
within the Austrian imperial capital.

From 1790, he conducted both royal theater orchestras. He was highly respected by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven;
the latter two preferred him as conductor of their new works (e.g., Beethoven's First Symphony, in 1800).
Wranitzky was a prolific composer. His output comprises ten operas, 44 symphonies, at least 56 string quartets
(some sources give a number as high as 73) and a large amount of other orchestral and chamber music. His opera,
Oberon – The Fairy King from 1789 was a favorite in this genre and inspired Emanuel Schikaneder to write
the libretto of The Magic Flute for Mozart in 1791; in the mid-1790s, Goethe sought to collaborate with Wranitzky
on a sequel to the Mozart opera.

Wranitzky died in Vienna on September 29, 1808.