Die tote Stadt
| Die tote Stadt | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold | |
Scene at the Graz Opera in 2015 | |
| Librettist | Paul Schott |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach |
| Premiere | |
Die tote Stadt (German for The Dead City), Op. 12, is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) set to a libretto by Paul Schott, a collective pseudonym for the composer and his father, Julius Korngold. It premiered in 1920. It is based on the 1892 novel Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach.