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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Genoveva, Op. 81 canonical 2
Friedrich Hebbel’s play "Genoveva" 1
Genoveva (opera) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Genoveva → roleIn → Genoveva (opera) ⓘ
linked to: Genoveva, Op. 81