Helvellyn (Oper)

Operndaten
Originaltitel: Helvellyn
Form: Oper in vier Akten
Originalsprache: Englisch
Musik: George Alexander Macfarren
Libretto: John Oxenford
Uraufführung: 5. November 1864
Ort der Uraufführung: Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London
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Helvellyn ist eine englische Oper in vier Akten, Musik von George Alexander Macfarren und Libretto von John Oxenford, nach Der Sonnwendhof von Salomon Mosenthal. Es wurde zuerst in London, am 5. November 1864 aufgeführt.

Musiknummern

  • Illustrated Overture

Erster Akt

  • What's that? (Steenie, Chorus)
  • While supper's getting ready - The sky with crimson (Steenie, Chorus)
  • You all are here (Mabel, Martin, Chorus)
  • A blessing on the harvest fall (Martin)
  • A blessing (Mabel, Martin)
  • Who comes yonder (Hannah, Mabel, Martin, Steenie, Chorus)
  • O Providence - When my ample store (Mabel)
  • Of all the trades (Hannah, Mabel, Martin, Steenie, Chorus)
  • Every thought (Hannah, Mabel, Martin, Steenie, Chorus)

Zweiter Akt

  • For nearly a month (Luke)
  • Take this (Hannah, Luke)
  • Come here my pretty dear (Hannah, Luke, Chorus)
  • Harvest home (Chorus)
  • Well done brave hearths (Hannah, Martin)
  • Wear this flower and think of me (Martin)
  • Nay keep the flow'r - Here's a health to our worthy master (Hannah, Martin, Luke, Steenie, Chorus)
  • She's gone (Mabel, Martin)
  • Zooks this is a glorious place (Mabel, Martin, Luke)
  • She loves me (Martin)
  • She is my appointed fate (Mabel, Martin, Luke)

Dritter Akt

  • Here you may lead a tranquil life (Chorus)
  • Here... I shall find repose - On my heart a weight (Hannah)
  • Yes there she sits (Martin)
  • The generous Mabel (Martin, Hannah)
  • Nay, Hannah - Oh Hannah, Hannah, Hannah speak (Martin)
  • How calm and bright (Hannah, Mabel, Martin, Luke, Steenie, Chorus)
  • The brightest hope, I ever cherish'd (Hannah, Mabel)

Vierter Akt

  • Entr'acte
  • Wildly flies my spinning whell (Mabel)
  • Mistress - To Helvellyn poor i came (Mabel, Martin)
  • I have toil'd up the hill - I watch'd him (Steenie, Hannah, Luke, Mabel, Chorus)

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