Pygmalion (opera)

Pygmalion (opera)

"For the opera by Rameau see Pigmalion (opera)"

Pygmalion is a monodrama in one act by composer Georg Benda with a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter. The opera's first performance was at the Hoftheater, Gotha, on September 20, 1779. Pygmalion was the fourth of the five theatrical works that Benda and Gotter worked on together. Gotter based his text on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1762 play "Pygmalion". Benda's melodrama is unusual as it has three characters but only one spoken role. Two of the parts are silently acted on stage. [ [http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NewDesign/fintro.files/bintro.files/operas/Pygmalion.htm Naxos page on Pygmalion] ]

Roles

ynopsis

Pygmalion, having renounced women, is in love with the statue he has made, his Galatea. Venus allows her to come to life, giving him final happiness.

Discography

* Benda Melodramas: Ariadne auf Naxos/Pygmalion with conductor Christian Benda and the Prague Chamber Orchestra. Cast: Brigitte Quadlbauer (Ariadne) and Peter Uray (Pygmalion). Released in 1996 on the Naxos label.

References

* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=20&Mese=09&Anno=1779&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Almanac, accessed 13 June 2008]


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