Fierrabras (opera)

"Fierrabras" redirects here. For topics with a similar name, see Fierabras (nickname).
Fierrabras
Opera by Franz Schubert
Schubert
TranslationThe Poacher
LibrettistJoseph Kupelwieser
LanguageGerman
Based onstories surrounding Charlemagne
Premiere
1897
Hoftheater Karlsruhe

Fierrabras, D 796, is a three-act German opera with spoken dialogue written by the composer Franz Schubert in 1823, to a libretto by Joseph Kupelwieser, the general manager of the Theater am Kärntnertor (Vienna's Court Opera Theatre). Like Alfonso und Estrella (1822), it marks Schubert's attempt to compose a grand Romantic opera in German, departing from the Singspiel tradition. It had to wait until 1897 for a (relatively) complete performance.

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