A milestone of 20th century opera: in good time for the 150th anniversary of Franz Schreker’s birth in 2028 a new critical edition of his opera “Christophorus” is in preparation. His “Vision einer Oper” is at the same time an affirmation and a gripping drama.

With “Alessandro Severo” Handel takes up the story of the Roman Emperor Severus Alexander. Thanks to the new volume in the Halle Handel Edition, this pasticcio opera is now available in an authoritative edition for future performances – far beyond the 1,800th anniversary of the original event.

Goethe’s “Faust” fascinated poets, composers and artists – and well beyond Germany. The works by Hector Berlioz and Charles Gounod are the best-known adaptations.

Bohuslav Martinů did not complete work on his cheerful one-act opera for the World Exposition in 1937 on time. And so it was to take another quarter century before the premiere of “Alexandre bis” took place. Now there is a new Urtext edition.

“Leonore”, the earliest version of “Fidelio” premiered in 1805, contains especially interesting differences, particularly in the characterisation of Leonore and Florestan.

Performed only once in 1745, but full of exquisite music waiting for rediscovery: Rameau’s “Les Fêtes de Ramire”.

Hardly any other myth is as closely associated with the history of music theatre as that of the singer Orpheus. Of the many works on this subject, some which stand out are available from Bärenreiter · Alkor.