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    The Märchenoper genre refers to fairy tale operas that became popular among German composers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. While fairies are not required, elements of the supernatural and following of a fairy tale story are characteristics. These works are not necessarily for young audiences and often contain symbolic or moral messages. The genre is similar to works involving myth or legend and shows affinity with genres like Zauberspiel and Zauberoper that incorporate magic.

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    Märchenoper (Ger.

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    Märchenoper (Ger.: )
    Barry Millington

    https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.43724
    Published in print: 20 January 2001
    Published online: 2001

    The origins of Märchenoper Il


    paese della Cuccagna (1750 Cendrillon (1759 Le soldat magicien
    (1760
    more strictly refer to a genre which acquired considerable popularity among German composers of the
    19th and early 20th centuries, typical examples being written by Drechsler, Schnyder von Wartensee,
    Riotte, August Conradi, Sommer, Humperdinck and Siegfried Wagner. Fairy-tale operas were written in
    other languages too (see Opéra féerie), though the appeal to the German Romantic imagination was
    uniquely powerful.

    Fairies as such are not an obligatory feature of the Märchenoper: an element of the supernatural, the

    story, are characteristic, though the works are not necessarily intended for a young audience; indeed,
    the content of the tales is often symbolic and bears a moral message. Occasionally the borderline
    between fairy-tale and myth or legend is blurred: a work such as Wagner's Siegfried, which contains
    fairy-tale elements, is clearly close to Märchenoper, as are Weber's Oberon and Marschner's Hans
    Heiling, though they are not so designated by their composers. There is also an affinity with such
    genres as Zauberspiel and Zauberoper.

    Bibliography
    L. Schmidt: Zur Geschichte der Märchen-Oper (Halle, 2/1896)

    J.C. Daninger: Sage und Märchen im Musikdrama: eine ästhetische Untersuchung an der Sagen-
    und Märchenoper des 19. Jahrhunderts (Prague, 1916)

    H. Stier-Somlo: Das Grimmsche Märchen als Text für Opern und Spiele (Berlin, 1926)

    O. Daube: Siegfried Wagner und die Märchenoper (Leipzig, 1936)

    P. Gossett Opera Buffa La Cenerentola La Cenerentola,


    ed. N. John (London, 1980) [ENO Opera Guide]

    P. Pachl Oper und Operntext, ed. J.M. Fischer

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    Märchenoper (opera) <http://oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/
    9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-5000008978> in Oxford Music Online <http://
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