Die Zwillingsbrüder, like Schubert's other operatic works, met with limited success both at the work's inception and over time. Critics attribute this to the weakness of the libretto as well as to a mismatch between the lightness of the subject matter and the refined nature of Schubert's music. In this work, Schubert's music often approaches the style of Mozart, evoking for instance Die Zauberflöte.
Original Name | Die Zwillingsbrüder |
Librettist | Georg von Hoffmann (based on the 1818 French vaudeville Les deux Valentin (The Two Valentines) by Marc-Antoine Madeleine Désaugiers and Michel-Joseph Gentil de Chavagnac) |
Date of composition | 1819 |
Premiered | 1820, January 14th |
First published | 1872 |
Type | Singspiel |
Catalogue | D 647 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
- Der Schultze (mayor)
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Lieschen, his daughter Voice (Tenor) - Anton Voice (Bass) - Notary Voice (Bass) - Franz / Friedrich Spiess |
Autotranslations beta |
Franz Schubert: The Twin Brothers, D 647 Franz Schubert: The Twin Brothers, D 647 Franz Schubert: The Twin Brothers, D 647 |