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Oberon ouverture ,by Weber - ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA AMSTERDAM

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Uploaded by on Nov 9, 2009

Oberon, or The Elf King's Oath is a romantic opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber to an English libretto by James Robinson Planche, after a German poem, Oberon, by Christoph Martin Wieland, which itself was based on the story Huon de Bordeaux, a French medieval tale.

Commissioned by Charles Kemble, Weber undertook the project against his doctor's advice for financial reasons.[citation needed] He travelled to London to complete the music, learning English to be better capable to follow the libretto, before the premiere of the opera. However, in the process, he destroyed his health and died in London on June 5, 1826.

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  • i agree :D

    

  • What's the reason for all the background noise, especially at the start? Was this recorded during a concert using a hidden tape-recorder?

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