Der Wald (Opera in 1 Act)

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Label
CPO
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ethel Smyth
    • PERFORMER
      Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Patrick Hahn, Samueol Park, Edith Grossman, Sangmin Jeon, Erik Rousi, M
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      761203565023
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555650-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Prologue: Wir weben und schweben in des Waldes grün dämmernder Einsamkeit (Chorus)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    2. Scene 1: Schön Röschen (Peasants, Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    3. Scene 2: Erschreckt nicht (A Pedlar)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Zachary Wilson

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    4. Scene 2: Halt! Gebt her das Tuch! (A Youth, Peasants, Röschen, Peter)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mira Ilina, Mariya Taniguchi, Erik Rousi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    5. Scene 2: Dance: Ei, wie schön ist's, im Walde zu tanzen! (Peasants)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    6. Scene 2: Wess' Horn ertönt (A Pedlar, Peter, Peasants, Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Zachary Wilson, Erik Rousi, Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    7. Scene 3: Zum Dorfe geh ich heute nicht (Peter, Röschen, A Pedlar)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Erik Rousi, Mariya Taniguchi, Zachary Wilson

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    8. Scene 3: Sancta Maria (Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    9. Scene 4: Unheimlich tönet's im Wald (A Pedlar, Heinrich, Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Zachary Wilson, Sangmin Jeon, Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    10. Scene 4: Gewaltger noch als jener dort standen die Bäume da (Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    11. Scene 4: Heinrich, du Starker, du Guter! (Röschen, Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    12. Scene 4: O glaub mir (Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    13. Scene 4: Du ahnst Gefahr (Heinrich, Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sangmin Jeon, Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    14. Scene 4: Vater uns, o Wald, o heilger urewiger Wald (Röschen, Heinrich, Chorus)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    15. Scene 5: Nun Freund, was erschrickst du? (Iolanthe, Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    16. Scene 5: Wie schön ist er (Iolanthe)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    17. Scene 5: Ich fühl mich gestärkt (Iolanthe, Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    18. Scene 5: So sprichst du (Iolanthe)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    19. Scene 5: Ich beug mich tief vor euch (Heinrich, Iolanthe)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sangmin Jeon, Edith Grossman

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    20. Scene 6: Was folgst du mir? (Iolanthe, Rudolf, Huntsmen, A Pedlar)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Samueol Park, Zachary Wilson

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    21. Scene 7: Kommt mit uns! (Huntsmen, A Pedlar, A Hunter, Rudolf)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Zachary Wilson, Hak-Young Lee, Samueol Park

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    22. Scene 8: Den Beutel nimm und geh! (Iolanthe, Rudolf)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Samueol Park

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    23. Scene 9: Das kommt mir zu recht (Iolanthe, Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    24. Scene 9: Sträub dich nicht (Röschen, Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    25. Scene 9: Ich harre dein! (Iolanthe, Röschen, Heinrich)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Edith Grossman, Mariya Taniguchi, Sangmin Jeon

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    26. Scene 9: Gesiegt hat die Liebe (Röschen)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mariya Taniguchi

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn

    27. Epilogue: Vergänglich ist der Sterblichen Leid (Chorus)

      Composer: Ethel Smyth

      Ensemble: Opernchor der Wuppertaler Bühnen, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Hahn


Choirs of spirits, wild passions, unshakeable loyalty, a gruesome act of murder, and the eternal triumph of love over death - these are the thoroughly familiar ingredients of the libretto that Ethel Smyth wrote (in German) for her one-act opera Der Wald (The Forest). The music, however, is anything but gruesome. Echoes of Robert Schumann, some striking reminiscences of Richard Wagner, and, particularly in the prologue, an unmistakable touch of Art Nouveau carry the drama. It had it's premiere at the Berlin Court Opera on 9 April 1902. It was subsequently staged at the Royal Opera House in London and presented with triumphant success at the Met in New York in March 1903. There were standing ovations and a veritable sea of flowers for the 44-year-old Englishwoman, who was the first woman to conquer the classical music temple on Broadway with her work. Talent can achieve anything.