Feen, Die
Feen, Die (The Fairies). 3-act opera by Wagner (his first) to his own lib. after Gozzi's comedy La donna serpente (1762). Comp. 1833–4. Prod. Munich 1888; Birmingham 1969; NY City Opera (concert) 1982.
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