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Franz Schubert's best-known music for the theatre is his incidental music for Rosamunde. Less successful were his many Opera and Singspiel projects. On the other hand, some of his most popular Lieder, like "Gretchen am Spinnrade," were based on texts written for the theatre.
Contents
- Overture for Der Teufel als Hydraulicus
- Die Zauberharfe
- Rosamunde
- Der Spiegelritter
- Des Teufels Lustschlo
- Adrast
- Der vierjhrige Posten
- Fernando
- Claudine von Villa Bella
- Die Freunde von Salamanka
- Die Brgschaft
- Die Zwillingsbrder
- Sacontala
- Duet and Aria for Das Zauberglckchen
- Alfonso und Estrella
- Die Verschworenen
- Rdiger
- Fierabras
- Der Graf von Gleichen
- Der Minnesnger
- Sophie
- Plays by Goethe
- Plays by Schiller
- Plays by Christian Wilhelm von Schtz
- Libretti by Metastasio
- Lazarus oder Die Feier der Auferstehung
- References
Overture for Der Teufel als Hydraulicus
D 4, Overture to the vocal comedy Der Teufel als Hydraulicus for orchestra (1812?)
Die Zauberharfe
D 644, Music for Zauberspiel Die Zauberharfe for tenor, six spoken roles, mixed choir and orchestra (1820, in three acts: Overtures to the first and third acts, and thirteen numbers; Overture to the first act known as the "Rosamunde" Overture, also used in D 797)
Rosamunde
D 797, Music for Schauspiel Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern for alto, mixed choir and orchestra (1823, Overture and nine numbers; first published as Op. 26)
Der Spiegelritter
D 11, Singspiel Der Spiegelritter for five sopranos, three tenors, four basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1811?, in three acts?; unfinished – Overture, five complete numbers and three fragments from Act I are extant)
Des Teufels Lustschloß
D 84, Singspiel Des Teufels Lustschloß for three sopranos, two tenors, three basses, one spoken role, mixed choir and orchestra (1814, in three acts: Overture and twenty-three numbers; 2 versions; NSA also appends three discarded numbers: No. 13 from the 1st version and Nos. 7 and 23 from the 2nd version, in addition to a fragment of an orchestral postlude)
Adrast
D 137, Singspiel Adrast for soprano, tenor, bass, men’s choir and orchestra (1817, in two or three acts?; unfinished – thirteen numbers are extant: eight are complete, and five are sketches)
Der vierjährige Posten
D 190, Singspiel Der vierjährige Posten for soprano, three tenors, bass, one spoken role, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in one act: Overture and eight numbers)
Fernando
D 220, Singspiel Fernando for two sopranos, tenor, two basses, one spoken role and orchestra (1815, in one act: seven numbers)
Claudine von Villa Bella
D 239, Singspiel Claudine von Villa Bella for two sopranos, two tenors, two basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in three acts; incomplete – Act I: Overture and eight numbers, is extant, as well as one number from Act II and one number from Act III; remaining numbers were written, but are now lost)
Die Freunde von Salamanka
D 326, Singspiel Die Freunde von Salamanka for three sopranos, three tenors, six basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in two acts: Overture and eighteen numbers)
Die Bürgschaft
Die Bürgschaft, D 435, is an opera for four sopranos, three tenors, three basses, two baritones, mixed choir and orchestra (1816, in three acts; unfinished – Act I: nine numbers, five numbers from Act II, and one number and one fragment from Act III are extant)
Die Zwillingsbrüder
D 647, Singspiel Die Zwillingsbrüder for soprano, tenor, three basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1819, in one act: Overture and ten numbers)
Sacontala
D 701, Opera Sacontala for fourteen sopranos, three altos, five tenors, nine basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1820, also appears as "Sakontala" or "Sakuntala"; in three acts; unfinished – sketches of eleven numbers from Acts I and II are extant)
Duet and Aria for Das Zauberglöckchen
D 723, Duet and Aria for Hérold's Das Zauberglöckchen ['Nein, nein, nein, nein, das ist zu viel'; 'Der Tag entflieht, der Abend glüht'] for two tenors, bass and orchestra (1821)
Alfonso und Estrella
D 732, Opera Alfonso und Estrella for two sopranos, two tenors, bass, two baritones, mixed choir and orchestra (1821–1822, in three acts: Overture and thirty-four numbers)
Die Verschworenen
D 787, Singspiel Die Verschworenen for four or five sopranos, two altos, two or three tenors, two basses, mixed choir and orchestra, Der häusliche Krieg (1823, in one act: eleven numbers)
Rüdiger
D 791, Opera Rüdiger for two tenors, men’s choir and orchestra (1823, sketches of two numbers are extant)
Fierabras
D 796, Opera Fierabras for three sopranos, three tenors, three basses, baritone, one spoken role, mixed choir and orchestra (1823, also appears as "Fierrabras"; in three acts: Overture and twenty-three numbers; first published as Op. 76)
Der Graf von Gleichen
D 918, Opera Der Graf von Gleichen for four sopranos, two tenors, six basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1827, in two acts; unfinished – sketches of eleven numbers for Act I and nine numbers for Act II are extant)
Der Minnesänger
D 981, Singspiel Der Minnesänger (date unknown, fragment; lost)
Sophie (?)
D 982, Opera "?" for two sopranos, tenor, bass and orchestra (1819–1821?, also appears as "Sophie"; title and text author unknown; sketches of three numbers are extant)
Plays by Goethe
Plays by Schiller
Plays by Christian Wilhelm von Schütz
Libretti by Metastasio
When a student of Salieri Schubert set several excerpts of Italian libretti by Metastasio.
Lazarus, oder: Die Feier der Auferstehung
D 689, Oratorio Lazarus, oder: Die Feier der Auferstehung for three sopranos, two tenors, bass, mixed choir and orchestra (1820, in three acts; unfinished – Act I: twenty-one numbers, and eight numbers from Act II are extant)