The Forest Maiden

work by Weber
Also known as: “Das Waldmädchen”

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  • Weber, Carl Maria von
    In Carl Maria von Weber

    …first opera, Das Waldmädchen (“The Forest Maiden”), which partially survives. Staged at Freiberg in 1800, it was a failure. On a return visit to Salzburg, Weber completed his first wholly surviving opera, Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, which also failed when it was produced in Augsburg in 1803. Weber…

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