Miriways
Miriways | |
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Opera by Georg Philipp Telemann | |
The composer, c. 1745 | |
Librettist | Johann Samuel Müller |
Language | German |
Premiere |
Miriways (TWV 21:24) is an opera in three acts by Telemann given on 26 May 1728 at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg. The libretto is by Johann Samuel Müller [de]. The opera is set in Persia.[1]
Müller took his plot from then current news from the Islamic world – in the form of an inaccurate account of "Miri-Ways", the Pashtun emir Mirwais (1673–1715), published anonymously in German in 1722. The account attributed to Mirwais events, such as the conquering of Isfahan, which were actually the work of his son. Nevertheless, Mir Wais became Miriways, titular king of the opera.
Recordings
- With Markus Volpert, Ulrike Hofbauer. L'Orfeo Barockorchester. Michi Gaigg, cpo. 2013
- With André Morsch, Sophie Karthäuser, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by Bernard Labadie. Pentatone Cat:PTC5186842 2020
References
- ^ The Turk on the Opera Stage: A History of a Musical Cliché, p. 31, Christoph Yew (2010). "In 1696 Reinhard Keiser composed Mohammad II [also Mahumeth II], another opera which is also based on historical events. After that, it took a while before the next Turkish opera was written. In 1728 Telemann's Miriways was first performed"
External links
- Literature by and about Miriways in the German National Library catalogue
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Georg Philipp Telemann
cantatas
- Cantata Cycle 1716-1717
- Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst
- Das ist je gewißlich wahr, TWV 1:183
- Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch, TWV 1:634
- Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, TWV 1:877
- Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen, TWV 1:884
- Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe, TWV 1:1328
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1342–1345
- Wer ist der, so von Sodom kommt, TWV 1:1585
- Passions, TWV 5
- Der Tag des Gerichts, TWV 6:8
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, TWV 8:7
- Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt, TWV 8:10
- Kapitänsmusik, TWV 15
- Admiralitätsmusik, TWV 24
- Tafelmusik
- Twelve Fantasias for Solo Flute
- Twelve Fantasias for Solo Violin
- Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba
- Sonates sans basse
- XIIX Canons Mélodieux
- Concertos for Four Violins
- Paris quartets
- Viola Concerto
- Concerto for Two Violas
- Water Music
Catalogue of compositions: Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis
- See also: List of Magnificat composers § Telemann
- Missa brevis § Baroque period
- Brockes Passion § Telemann
- Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt § Telemann