Die tote Stadt, Op. 12 (1917-20)
Opera in Three Acts (sung in German)
First performed simultaneously in Hamburg and Cologne, 4 December 1920
Libretto: Paul Schott (freely adapted from Georges Rodenbach’s novel Bruges la Morte)

CD 1

Act I
1: Behutsam! Hier ist alles alt.
2: Frank! Freund!
3: Nur deiner harr ich, niemals Verlorne!
4: Rosen – so ists recht!
5: Wunderbar! – Ja, wunderbar!
6: Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta’s Lied)
7: Marietta!

Act II
8: Prelude
9: Was ward aus mir?
10: Wohin? Frank – du?
11: Schäume, schäume

CD 2

1: Da Ihr befehlet, Königin (Pierrot Lied)
2: Du machst mir eine Szene?

Act III
3: Prelude
4: Dich such ich, Bild!
5: Du hier? Als ich erwachte
6: Die Tote – wo – lag sie nicht hier

See booklet for cast
BAVARIAN RADIO CHORUS [Act II, Act III] directed by HEINZ MENDE
TÖLZER BOYS CHOIR [Act II, Act III] directed by GERHARD SCHMIDT-GADEN
MUNICH RADIO ORCHESTRA conducted by ERICH LEINSDORF

Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton

Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel

SA-CD
This hybrid 2CD set can be played on any standard CD players