O welche Lust
E946004
"O welche Lust" is the famous Prisoners’ Chorus from Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chorus
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ opera chorus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gefangenenchor
ⓘ
Prisoners’ Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterGroup | prisoners GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
freedom
ⓘ
hope ⓘ human dignity ⓘ political oppression ⓘ |
| associatedWorkPremiereVersion | first version of Fidelio (three-act version) GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOnLibrettoRevisionBy | Georg Friedrich Treitschke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | not assigned a separate opus number, part of the opera Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dramaticContext | sung by political prisoners allowed into the prison courtyard ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | expresses the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn |
concert performances of excerpts from Fidelio
ⓘ
opera gala programs ⓘ |
| genre | opera music ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Joseph Sonnleithner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joseph Sonnleithner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous choruses in German opera
ⓘ
symbolizing liberation in concert and political contexts ⓘ |
| operaFinalTitle | Fidelio GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaNumberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| operaOriginalTitle | Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereDate | 1805-11-20 ⓘ |
| operaPremiereLocation | Theater an der Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | O welche Lust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fidelio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
Act 1
ⓘ
near the end of Act 1 ⓘ |
| setting | a state prison near Seville ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| textIncipit | O welche Lust, in freier Luft ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
bass soloists
ⓘ
male chorus ⓘ tenor soloists ⓘ |
| workByComposer | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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