Erwin und Elmire

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Erwin und Elmire is an opera in two acts by Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, with a libretto by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, after Oliver Goldsmith´s ballad of Angelica and Edwin, The Hermit, in his sentimental novel The Vicar of Wakefield.

Goethe moved to Weimar, in circumstances decisive for his future career, in November 1775. There he was introduced to Anna Amalia (1739–1807), the Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, a formidable political figure who was also a fine composer. Goethe´s arrival in Weimar coincided with her partial withdrawal from political life as her son had reached the age of maturity, and Anna seized the opportunity to provide her own setting of Erwin and Elmire for the Court Theatre, where it was first performed on 24 May 1776.
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  • Erwin und Elmire

    Erwin und Elmire

    In hochovalem Bildfeld vor...

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    Image: Freies Deutsches Hochstift / Frankfurter Goethe-Museum - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Elmire in der Einöde

    Elmire in der Einöde

    Vor einem kargen...

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  • Studie zu Elmire in der Einöde

    Studie zu Elmire in der Einöde

    Vor neutralem Hintergrund ein...

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    Image: Freies Deutsches Hochstift / Frankfurter Goethe-Museum - CC BY-NC-SA

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