Lanima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice (Die Seele des Philosophen oder Orpheus und Eurydike) Hob.XXVIII:13
Dramma per musica
by Franz Joseph Haydn
4-Part - Sheet Music

3 soprano voice solos, tenor voice solo, 2 bass voice solos, SATB choir, piano (3 Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, 2 Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 EnglHn, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, harp, Str, Continuo)

SKU: BA.BA04658-90

Dramma per musica. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by Ernst R. Barthel. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Dramma per musica (Musical Drama). Vocal Score. Hob. XXVIII:13. Duration 45 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04658-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04658-90).

ISBN 9790006506163. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Italian, German. Translation: Eberhard Schmidt. Text: Carlo Francesco Badini.

Haydn`s last great work for the stage, the opera L'Anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice, was written in London in 1791 for the rebuilt Haymarket Theatre. The novel thing about it was its use of the chorus both as a major vehicle of the plot and as an observer in the manner of Attic tragedy. The premiere scheduled to take place on 31 May 1791 had to be called off when King George lll failed to grant the theatre a license to open. The first staged performance did not take place until 1951 (1) in Florence. This vocal score is based on the urtext from the Complete Edition of Haydn's Works.