Genoveva, Op. 81

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Genoveva, Op. 81 is Robert Schumann’s only opera, a Romantic work based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic opera
opera
basedOn Friedrich Hebbel’s play "Genoveva"
linked to: Genoveva, Op. 81

Ludwig Tieck’s play "Leben und Tod der heiligen Genoveva"
legend of Genevieve of Brabant
catalogueNumber WoO (no separate catalogue number beyond Op. 81)
composer Robert Schumann
composerLifespan 1810–1856
composerNationality German
compositionEndDate 1849
compositionStartDate 1848
countryOfPremiere Germany
dateOfPremiere 1850-06-25
firstPerformanceConductor Robert Schumann
genre Romantic opera
hasChorus yes
hasOrchestra yes
hasOverture Genoveva Overture
linked to: Genoveva, Op. 81
hasVocalForces soloists, chorus, orchestra
historicalContext composed around the time of the 1848 revolutions in Europe
isOnlyOperaBy Robert Schumann
language German
librettist Robert Reinick
Robert Schumann
mainCharacter Drago
Genoveva
Golo
Margaretha
linked to: Margareta

Siegfried
notableFeature only completed opera by Robert Schumann
numberOfActs 4
opusNumber Op. 81
originalLanguageTitle Genoveva
period Romantic era
placeOfComposition Dresden
placeOfPremiere Leipzig
premiereTheatre Leipzig Stadttheater
linked to: Leipzig Opera
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
settingPeriod Middle Ages
settingRegion Brabant
structure four-act opera
style German Romantic opera
subjectMatter false accusation
marital fidelity
medieval legend
workOf Robert Schumann
workTitle Genoveva
workTitleWithOpus Genoveva, Op. 81

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Robert Schumann notableWork Genoveva, Op. 81
Genoveva, Op. 81 basedOn Friedrich Hebbel’s play "Genoveva"
linked to: Genoveva, Op. 81
Genoveva, Op. 81 hasOverture Genoveva Overture
linked to: Genoveva, Op. 81
Genoveva, Op. 81 workTitleWithOpus Genoveva, Op. 81