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''ドイツ語:Der Wald'' ''(The Forest)'' is an opera in one act by Ethel Smyth from a libretto by Henry Brewster and Smyth, written between 1899 and 1901. It was Smyth's second opera and it was first performed on 2 April 1902 at the Königliches Opernhaus in Berlin. ==Performance history== At its Berlin premiere it has been noted that the reception was "lukewarm at best",〔Yohalem, "A Woman's Opera at the Met"〕 but it was given performances at the Royal Opera House in London with great success. It was also given in Strasbourg in February 1904, after which it disappeared, "Smyth abandon() ''ドイツ語:Der Wald'' and the entire proto-Wagnerian genre."〔 Smyth had hopes of seeing her opera presented in America. After her arrival in New York, she gave an interview to ''New York World'' in which she stated: :I have always thought if I did anything worthwhile I should like to see it presented in America. From what I have heard, I hold in regard American treatment and receptivity and shall await American judgment eagerly.〔Interview in ''New York World'' quoted in Yohalem〕 There followed, in an interview in New York with the ''Evening Sun'', a description of how she achieved her goal: :She had crossed the Channel overnight (London ) to catch the Metropolitan's manager, Maurice Grau, in Paris. She reached Paris at 7 in the morning, phoned Grau's hotel at 8, pleading that she had to catch the boat-train home at 11. Catch it she did, signed contract in hand. "I told him it was one act long and could fit on any sort of bill, in any kind of house." She brought clippings and box office statements from the record-setting London premiere with her. "You are certainly a businesslike woman," Grau said.〔 Smyth's opera was presented at the Metropolitan Opera on 12 March 1903 followed by ''Il trovatore''. Yohalem notes that "it was canny of impresario Maurice Grau to use a brilliantly-cast ''Trovatore'' with Lillian Nordica, Louise Homer, Emilio De Marchi, Giuseppe Campanari as bait to lure an audience to the new work."〔 ''ドイツ語:Der Wald'' was a popular and financial success for the Met, although critical reaction was not uniformly positive. A second performance, given on 20 March, was paired with ''La fille du régiment'', and the pairing earned more than ''La fille'' had done during the previous year when it was presented alongside ''Pagliacci''. As of 2013, ''Der Wald'' remains the only opera by a woman composer to be performed at the Metropolitan Opera.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Der Wald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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