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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. Album Tracks 1. Wald~Prologue 2. Wald~Transformation - Scene I. Schön Röschen 3. Wald~Scene II. Erschreckt nicht 4. Wald~Scene II. Halt! Gebt her das Tuch! 5. Wald~Scene II. Dance 6. Wald~Scene II. Wess' Horn ertönt 7. Wald~Scene III. Zum Dorfe geh ich heute nicht 8. Wald~Scene III. Sancta Maria 9. Wald~Scene IV. Unheimlich tönet's im Wald 10. Wald~Scene IV. Heinrich's Song 11. Wald~Scene IV. Heinrich, du Starker, du Guter! 12. Wald~Scene IV. O glaub mir 13. Wald~Scene IV. Du ahnst Gefahr 14. Wald~Scene IV. O heiliger Wald 15. Wald~Scene V. Nun Freund, was erschrickst du? 16. Wald~Scene V. Wie schön ist er 17. Wald~Scene V. Ich fühl mich gestärkt 18. Wald~Scene V. So sprichst du 19. Wald~Scene V. Ich beug mich tief vor euch 20. Wald~Scene VI. Was folgst du mir? 21. Wald~Scene VII. Kommt mit uns! 22. Wald~Scene VIII. Den Beutel nimm und geh! 23. Wald~Scene IX. Das kommt mir zu recht 24. Wald~Scene IX. Sträub dich nicht 25. Wald~Scene IX. Ich har
