Korngold

the updated version of the finding aid of the Erich Wolfgang Korngold Collection (Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) has been open to the public. This collection “consists primarily of holograph and copyist music manuscripts that span his entire compositional output, as well as sketches, fragments, libretti, and film cue sheets.” (from Collection Summary) […]

Die tote Stadt Op. 12 will be performed in the Oper Köln in December 2020. This opera had its double world premiere in Hamburg and Cologne on December 4th 1920, so it will be exactly a hundred years later. https://www.oper.koeln/de/programm/die-tote-stadt/5222

New CD disc, DVD disc and Blu-ray disc of Violanta Op. 8 (Teatro Regio Torino, 2019) will be released by Dynamic in Juni 2020. CD: https://www.europadisc.co.uk/classical/146941/Korngold-_Violanta.htm DVD: https://www.europadisc.co.uk/classical/146939/Korngold-_Violanta_(DVD).htm Blu-ray: https://www.europadisc.co.uk/classical/146940/Korngold-_Violanta_(Blu-ray).htm

From September 16th, the 2nd International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition will begin in Vienna, in which all participants are required to perform Korngold’s Lieder. The Final round on September 21st will be live-streamed by mdw.

New DVD discs and Blu-ray disc of Das Wunder der Heliane Op. 20 (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2018) will be released from NAXOS in Juni 2019. DVD: https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=2.110584-85 Blu-ray: https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=NBD0083V

Die tote Stadt Op. 12 will be performed in the Bayerische Staatsoper in November 2019. https://www.staatsoper.de/stueckinfo/die-tote-stadt.html