Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Tante Simona, Op. 20 / Aunt Simona, Op. 20


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Tante Simona, Op. 20 / Simona néni, Op. 20
Foreign language / English title
Tante Simona, Op. 20 / Aunt Simona, Op. 20
Subtitle
Comic opera in one act
Year of composition
1912

Type
Opera
Instrumentation
A., 2 S., T., 2 B. - orchestra
Duration
50 min

Movements, parts
One act

Text
HEINDL, Victor
Language
German / Hungarian
Premiere information
22 January 1913, Dresden
Publisher / Source
Ahn & Simrock (Schauer), Berlin, 1912
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31973, 2001 - Andrea Ulbrich, Anrea Lory, Ingrid Kertesi, János Tóth, Zsolt Derecskei, István Rácz, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, János kovács (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Ouverture
2 Song and Opening scene
3 Duet ("Count!")
4 Duet ("Girl, you sleep too much")
5 Scene and Duet
6 Aria and Duet
7 Scene ("Well Nuto...")
8 Scene ("A fine situation indeed!")
9 Duet ("I beg your pardon!")
10 Ensemble
11 Scene and Finale
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1911 - 1912

Libretto by Victor Heindl
Hungarian translation by Viktor Lányi

 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Dohnányi, Ernst von: Tante Simona Hungaroton