Alfonso und Estrella
Romantic opera by Franz Schubert
Alfonso und Estrella (Alfonso and Estrella), D. 732, is an German opera with music by Franz Schubert, and libretto by Franz von Schober. It was composed on 1821-22 in Vienna. And later was first performed in Weimar, on June 24, 1854.
Principal characters
changeDiscography
change- 1978: Peter Schreier (Alfonso), Edith Mathis (Estrella), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Froila), Hermann Prey (Mauregato); Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner - (EMI Classics/Berlin Classics)
- 2004: Rainer Trost (Alfonso), Eva Mei (Estrella), Markus Werba (Frolia), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Mauregato); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gérard Korsten - (Dynamic)
Sources
change- The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993.