The work is based on a German translation (by Schumann and his friend Emil Flechsig) of a tale from Lalla-Rookh by Thomas Moore. The peri, a creature from Persian mythology, is the focus of the story, having been expelled from Paradise and trying to regain entrance by giving the gift that is most dear to heaven. Eventually the peri is admitted after bringing a tear from the cheek of a repentant old sinner who has seen a child praying.

Original Name Das Paradies und die Peri
Librettist Composer, Emil Flechsig (after Thomas Moore Lalla-Rookh)
Date of composition 1843
Type Oratorio
Catalogue Op. 50
Approx. duration 90 minutes
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice - Solo voices ;
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra
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Autotranslations beta Robert Schumann: Paradise and the Peri, Op. 50
Robert Schumann: Paradise and the Peri, Op. 50
Robert Schumann: Paradise and the Peri, Op. 50