Der Geburtstag der Infantin

Opera: Work details

Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Music title: Der Geburtstag der Infantin (1922)
Librettist: Georg Klaren
Work definition: Tragic fairy-tale for music in one act
Title notes: Also known as 'The Birthday of the Infanta'
After: Freely after the story 'The Birthday of the Infanta' by Oscar Wilde
Language: German
World premiere: 28 May 1922, Neues Theater, Cologne
ROH premiere: 1 October 1985, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 1 October 1985, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
The Birthday of the Infanta (1985) The Royal Opera (1 performance online)