Roger Hecht sends on some Zem reccomendations:
>Der Geburtstag der Infantin (The Dwarf). Another fine lyrical opera.
Hmm, is that also adapted from Wilde? He has a story by that name...a great
great story.
Were Wilde & Zemlinsky acquainted? I don't have Oscar's dates handy, but
looking at Zem's and searching my memory it I think they were somewhat
contemporaneous. How many Wilde plays/stories did he adapt/write music
for?
I seem to recall a Dorian Gray opera but I can't find it...Has anyone
ever done one? How about an "Importance of Being Ernest" opera?
Ah, but I digress...oh, Oscar...
Bob K.