Schoeck: Penthesilea, Op. 39
Martha Mödl (Penthesilea), Paula Brivkalne (Prothoe), Paula Lenchner-Schmidt (Meroe), Res Fischer (High priestess), Eberhard Waechter (Achilles) & Stefan Schwer (Diomedes)
Stuttgart State Opera, Ferdinand Leitner
Schoeck: Penthesilea, Op. 39
Martha Mödl (Penthesilea), Paula Brivkalne (Prothoe), Paula Lenchner-Schmidt (Meroe), Res Fischer (High priestess), Eberhard Waechter (Achilles) & Stefan Schwer (Diomedes)
Stuttgart State Opera, Ferdinand Leitner
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Swiss composer Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) was known primarily for his art songs and song cycles. His one-act opera Penthesilea is his most well-known opera. + The work was inspired by Heinrich von Kleist’s tragic play of the same name. Schoeck also wrote the libretto for the work. + This production was recorded in Stuttgart in 1957, and features Martha Modl in the title role.
1957 RecordingContents and tracklist
- Res Fischer, Paula Lenchner, Paula Brivkalne, Martha Mödl, Stefan Schwer, Eberhard Wächter
- Staatsopernchor Stuttgart, Staatsorchester Stuttgart
- Ferdinand Leitner
