Dornröschen


Dornröschen is a 1902 opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The libretto, based on the story of Sleeping Beauty, was by fairy tale writer Elisabeth Ebeling and Bertha Lehrmann-Filhés, mother of, with a dialogue version by Ralf Eger who worked on Franz Lehár's operettas such as Der Zarewitsch.

Premiere

Dornröschen premiered on 11 December 1902 at the Stadttheater in Frankfurt-am-Main, with Humperdinck conducting.
Principal roles with premiere cast members:
RolePremiere cast
DornröschenHedwig Schacko
DämoniaPelagie Greef-Andriessen
Prince ReinholdHeinrich Hensel
KellrmeisterAlfred Hauck
TellermeisterHermann Schramm
PatinBeatrix Kernic

Recordings

Complete opera
Incidental music