Oscar Wilde
Other operas based on works by Oscar Wilde:
Eine florentinische Tragödie (A Florentine Tragedy) - Alexander Zemlinsky
Information about the opera Eine florentinische Tragödie by Alexander Zemlinsky, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A powerful and passionate chamber opera adapted from A Florentine Tragedy by Oscar Wilde, with rich orchestration and Wagnerian vocal writing.
Recommended recordings on CD
Jordan/Vermillion/Lutsiuk (Naïve Radio France V4987)
Recorded from a live concert performance in Paris in 2003.
Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France, conducted by Armin Jordan, 2003.
Cast: Iris Vermillion (Bianca), Viktor Lutsiuk (Guido Bardi), Albert Dohmen (Simone).
Naïve Radio France V4987
Chailly/Vermillion/Kruse (Decca 455 112-2)
A beautiful performance.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Chailly, 1996.
Cast: Iris Vermillion (Bianca), Heinz Kruse (Guido Bardi), Albert Dohmen (Simone).
Decca 455 112-2