Neglected masterpieces
Other rarely-performed operas that deserve to be re-evaluated.
Cyrano de Bergerac - Franco Alfano
L'amore dei tre re (The Love of Three Kings) - Italo Montemezzi
Oedipe (Oedipus) - George Enescu
Genoveva (Genevieve) - Robert Schumann
Der Traumgörge (Görge the Dreamer) - Alexander Zemlinsky
Information about the opera Der Traumgörge by Alexander Zemlinsky, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Zemlinsky's passionate second opera was cancelled during production when Mahler resigned as director, and it was not until its premiere in 1980 that its importance was realised.
Recommended recordings on CD
Conlon/Kuebler/Racette (EMI Classics 7243 CDS5 57087-2)
A superb performance of this rediscovered work.
Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James Conlon, 1999.
Cast: David Kuebler (Görge), Patricia Racette (Gertraud), Iride Martinez (Grete), Andreas Schmidt (Hans).
EMI Classics 7243 CDS5 57087-2