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| Composers | Genres | Operas | Libretti | Arias | About |
Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin  - 1976 |
| Udo Zimmermann 1943 - |
| Libretto based on 'Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin' by Peter Hacks |
| Synopsis - Roles - Arias |
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The Schuhu is an owl, a highly intelligent bird man. He is wise, strong and can fly. Its properties, such as excellent night vision and acute hearing trigger magical and symbolic interpretations. In ancient Greece he was both a messenger of death and connected to the aura of the uncanny. The philosophical egg, in which he is born, is to be opened by force.
He lives in a through demagoguery, greedy and violence deformed world which is hostile to him. War has ravaged the country and suffering everywhere. No man can escape the misery, only the owl as a man of the future sees through the intrigues and cynical vanity of those in power as well as the narrow-mindedness of scholars. Finally, he meets the lovely flying fickle-princess, a fateful meeting - until they too succumb to the sweet temptations of imperialist capitalism and the owl his journey alone to continue. |
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| Der Schuhu | | | | | Die fliegende Prinzessin | | | | | Schneidersfrau | Soprano | F-H | | | Nachbarin | Alto | M-VH | | | Bürgermeister | Tenor | M-M | | | Oberster Schneckenhirt, Schuhuloge | Tenor | M-M | | | Erster Spinatgärtner | Tenor | M-M | | | Schneider, König von Tripolis | Bass | M-VL | | | Kaiser von Mesopotamien | | | | | Herzog von Coburg-Gotha | Bass | M-VL | |
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| | | Es war ein armer Schneider | | | | So stand der Schuhu in der Stube | | | | Guten Tag, mein Herr | | | | Im Suden, wo das Meer blauer ist als der Himmel | | | | Majestat, mein kaiserlicher Bruder | | | | Der Schuhu hatte seinen Nachtwachterposten im 17. kaiserlichen Garten verlassen | | | | Ich war in meiner Vaterstadt |
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