Anna Kraus
Anna Kraus, Op. 30 is a radio opera in one act by composer Franz Reizenstein. The work uses an English language libretto by Christopher Hassall to tell the tragic tale of a German woman who is forced to leave her country due to oppression from the Nazi regime, as the Nazis did not like her political views.[1] The opera was commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation following the popular success of Reizenstein's 1951 cantata Voices of Night.[2] The opera premiered on 25 July 1952 on BBC Third Programme with conductor Norman Del Mar leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra and singers (as Anna) and (as Pavel).[3][4] It was submitted by the BBC later that year for the Prix Italia.[5] Critical reaction to the work was mixed. The New Statesman described the work as "engaging" and a "worthwhile experiment".[4] The Annual Register wrote that the opera "suffered from the composer's emotion being too closely engaged in the sufferings of the heroine, a refugee from political oppression".[1]
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- ^ a b Edmund Burke (1952). The Annual Register. London: Rivington Publishing. 194: 385.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Lewis Stevens (2003). Composers of classical music of Jewish descent. London: Vallentine Mitchell. p. 296.
- ^ National Music Council of Great Britain (1952). "Musicians Union'". The Music Yearbook. London: Macmillan Publishers. 1: 649.
- ^ a b New Statesman. Statesman and Nation Publishing Co. 44: 133. 1952.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Denby Richards (1952). "On the Air... Studio Opera, Italian Prize Entry". Music and Musicians. 1 (1): 29.
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