Dohnányi's opera The Tower of the Voivod

[Alan Howe]

...or A vajda tornya - sounds rather Gurrelieder-like to me (try the ending!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMWlnhX1wmc
Available on CD here:
http://premiereopera.net/product/the-tower-of-the-voivod-by-dohnanyi-budapest-2003/
Anyone know it?

[minacciosa]

Dohnanyi wrote several masterworks (such as the 2nd Symphony), but I'm still on the fence about this one. I desperately need an english libretto to go with my piano score.

[Alan Howe]

Well, the YouTube video (of the whole opera) gives you the chance to get off the fence - in either direction!

[minacciosa]

I have a video performance on dvd. Right now I can't find the youtube performance to see if it's the same one. I haven't given up on the opera yet.

[Alan Howe]

The YouTube link is in my opening post.

[mikehopf]

The Tower is a fine opera. Dohnanyi's comic masterpiece is The Tenor which is full of good tunes. I have a recording from a radio broadcast but would like to see it done commercially. His only other opera Tante Simone is available on CD.