Figaro läßt sich scheiden

Opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe based on the comedy of the same name by Ödön von Horváth

Figaro läßt sich scheiden
Opera by Giselher Klebe
The composer in 2008
Translation	Figaro Gets Divorced
Librettist	Klebe
Language	German
Based on	Figaro läßt sich scheiden by Ödön von Horváth
Premiere	28 June 1963 (1963-06-28) Hamburg State Opera

Figaro läßt sich scheiden, op.40, (Figaro Gets Divorced) is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe based on the comedy of the same name by Ödön von Horváth. Klebe also wrote the libretto for this work.

The work is a sequel to the Figaro plays of Pierre Beaumarchais. It follows the fortunes of some of the characters of The Marriage of Figaro during the period of the French Revolution. It premiered on 28 June 1963 at the Hamburg State Opera, when it was conducted by Leopold Ludwig. It was commissioned by Rolf Liebermann, then-director of the Staatsoper and also a composer.

Another opera using elements of the von Horváth play is Figaro Gets a Divorce by Elena Langer, (libretto by David Pountney), premiered by Welsh National Opera in 2016.

References

Müller-Marein, Josef (5 July 1963). "Rokoko emigriert in die Gegenwart / Giselher Klebes neue Oper "Figaro läßt sich scheiden" in Hamburg uraufgeführt". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
"Figaro Gets a Divorce" Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Welsh National Opera website, accessed 19 March 2015.

Sources

"Klebe, Giselher: Figaro läßt sich scheiden (1963)" on Boosey & Hawkes website, accessed 20 March 2015

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Operas	Die Räuber (1957) Die tödlichen Wünsche (1959) Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959) Alkmene (1961) Figaro läßt sich scheiden (1963) Jacobowsky und der Oberst (1965) Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie (1969) Ein wahrer Held (1975) Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976) Das Rendezvous (1973) Der Jüngste Tag (1980) Die Fastnachtsbeichte (1983) Gervaise Macquart (1995) Chlestakows Wiederkehr (2008)
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Giselher Klebe

Operas

Die Räuber (1957)
Die tödlichen Wünsche (1959)
Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959)
Alkmene (1961)
Figaro läßt sich scheiden (1963)
Jacobowsky und der Oberst (1965)
Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie (1969)
Ein wahrer Held (1975)
Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976)
Das Rendezvous (1973)
Der Jüngste Tag (1980)
Die Fastnachtsbeichte (1983)
Gervaise Macquart (1995)
Chlestakows Wiederkehr (2008)

Category

Pierre Beaumarchais's Figaro Trilogy

The Barber of Seville

Stage	Il barbiere di Siviglia (Paisiello, 1782 opera) The Barber of Seville (Rossini, 1816 opera)
Music	"Largo al factotum" The Barber of Seville discography
Film	The Barber of Seville (1904) The Barber of Seville (1938) The Barber of Seville (1947) Le Barbier de Séville (1948) Adventures of the Barber of Seville (1954)
Shorts and animation	Our Gang Follies of 1938 The Barber of Seville (Woody Woodpecker, 1944) Rabbit of Seville (Bugs Bunny, 1950) Magical Maestro (1952) The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (Tom and Jerry, 1964)
Related	"The Barber" (1993)

The Marriage of Figaro

Stage	The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart, 1786 opera) The Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro (2004 musical)
Music	"Se vuol ballare" "Non più andrai" "Sull'aria ... che soave zeffiretto" The Marriage of Figaro discography
Film	The Marriage of Figaro (1920) Figaro (1929) The Marriage of Figaro (1949) The Marriage of Figaro (1960)
Related	Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni (Liszt)

The Guilty Mother

Opera	La mère coupable (Milhaud, 1966) The Ghosts of Versailles (Corigliano, 1991)

Opera	I due Figaro (Carafa, 1820) I due Figaro (Mercadante, 1835) Figaro läßt sich scheiden (Klebe, 1963) The Abduction of Figaro (Schickele, 1984) Figaro Gets a Divorce (Langer, 2016)

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