Paul Wranitzky / Pavel Vranicky
Oberon: König der Elfen / King of the Elves / Roi des Elfes

Oberon			Sally Arneson
Titania			Susanne Heyng
Hüon			Soto Papulkas
Scherasmin		Richard Kogel
Sultan von Bagdad	Heinz Friedrich
Rezia			Susan Banks
Babekan			Fritz Grass
Fatime			Gisela Ehrensperger
Almansor		Gerhard Hofer
Almansaris		Gretel Hartung
Balkis			Petra Fiedler
Das Orakel		Theofried Krug
Zwei Genien/Nymphen	Adelheid Hansen
			Angelika Vogel

Chor & Orchester des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz München

Alicja Mounk


Rokokotheater des Schwetzinger Schlosses, Schwetzingen, 2 Mai 1980

See http://imslp.org/wiki/Oberon,_K%C3%B6nig_der_Elfen_(Wranitzky,_Paul) for the score

Wranitzky was born in Neureisch (Nova Rise) in Habsburg Moravia on December 30, 1756.[1] 
He studied at the Faculty of Theology of University of Olomouc and later a theological seminary in Vienna. 
At age 20, like so many other Czech composers of that period, he moved to Vienna to seek out opportunities 
within the Austrian imperial capital.

From 1790, he conducted both royal theater orchestras. He was highly respected by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven; 
the latter two preferred him as conductor of their new works (e.g., Beethoven's First Symphony, in 1800). 
Wranitzky was a prolific composer. His output comprises ten operas, 44 symphonies, at least 56 string quartets 
(some sources give a number as high as 73) and a large amount of other orchestral and chamber music. His opera, 
Oberon – The Fairy King from 1789 was a favorite in this genre and inspired Emanuel Schikaneder to write 
the libretto of The Magic Flute for Mozart in 1791; in the mid-1790s, Goethe sought to collaborate with Wranitzky 
on a sequel to the Mozart opera.

Wranitzky died in Vienna on September 29, 1808.