What is Alfonso und Estrella?
{{italictitle}} '''''Alfonso und Estrella''''' (''Alfonso and Estrella''), D. 732, is an German [[opera]] with music by [[Franz Schubert]], and libretto by Franz von Schober. It was composed on 1821-22 in [[Vienna]]. And later was first performed in [[Weimar]], on June 24, 1854. ==Principal characters== * Alfonso - [[tenor]] * Estrella - [[soprano]] * King Froila - [[baritone]] * Mauregato - baritone ==Discography== * 1978: Peter Schreier (Alfonso), Edith Mathis (Estrella), [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]] (Froila), Hermann Prey (Mauregato); Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner - (EMI Classics/Berlin Classics) * 2004: Rainer Trost (Alfonso), Eva Mei (Estrella), Markus Werba (Frolia), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Mauregato); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gérard Korsten - (Dynamic) ==Sources== * ''The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993. [[Category:1820s operas]] {{performing-arts-stub}}