Reigen (opera)
# Reigen (opera)

Reigen (German 'Round Dance') is a German-language opera in ten scenes by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy after Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde (1897). The opera was premiered at La Monnaie, Brussels in 1993.

## Scenes

* The Whore and the Soldier
* The Soldier and the Parlor Maid
* The Parlor Maid and the Young Gentleman
* The Young Gentleman and the Young Wife
* The Young Wife and The Husband
* The Husband and the Little Miss
* The Little Miss and the Poet
* The Poet and the Actress
* The Actress and the Count
* The Count and the Whore

## Roles

* Die Dirne, Leocadia (soprano)
* Der Soldat, Franz (tenor)
* Das Stubenmädchen, Mizzi (mezzosoprano)
* Der junge Herr, Alfred (tenor)
* Die junge Frau, Emma (soprano)
* Der Gatte, Gottfried (baritone)
* Das süße Mädel (mezzosoprano)
* Der Dichter, Robert (tenor)
* Die Sängerin (soprano)
* Der Graf (baritone)

## Recordings

* 1994 – Deborah Raymond (Die Dirne), Mark Curtis (Der Soldat), Elzbieta Ardam (Das Stubenmädchen), Roberto Saccà (Der junge Herr), Solveig Kringelborn (Die junge Frau), Franz-Ferdinand Nentwig (Der Gatte), Randi Stene (Das süße Mädel), Ronald Hamilton (Der Dichter), Françoise Pollet (Die Sängerin), Dale Duesing (Der Graf). Ricercar 133122/123, Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie, Sylvain Cambreling reissued digitally Cypres. OCLC 659244085
