opera "Emilia Galotti" by Alexander Zemlinsky
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The opera "Emilia Galotti" by Alexander Zemlinsky is an early 20th-century German-language adaptation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s bourgeois tragedy, notable for its late-Romantic, expressionist-tinged score and intense psychological drama.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emilia Galotti (Zemlinsky) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | German Enlightenment drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | Emilia Galotti (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Claudia Galotti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Appiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Marinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Odoardo Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Guastalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Zemlinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | through-composed opera ⓘ |
| era | modern era ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
ⓘ
tragic opera ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Alexander Zemlinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySourceGenre | bourgeois tragedy ⓘ |
| movement |
early musical Expressionism
ⓘ
late Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionist elements in the score
ⓘ
intense psychological characterization ⓘ late-Romantic orchestration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | Italian princely court ⓘ |
| sourceWorkForm | play ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitle | Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
expressionist-tinged
ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
abuse of power
ⓘ
bourgeois society ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ virtue and corruption ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between individual morality and princely authority
ⓘ
family honor ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfComposer | Alexander Zemlinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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