A rare performance of a fantasy opera by the Austrian composer
Alexander Zemlinsky , written between 1897 and 1899 with the encouragement of Gustav
Mahler. Once Upon a Time tells the story of a princess who in true fairy-tale tradition (and with the help of a magic kettle) marries her prince and - after a rather unusual startto their relationship- lives with him happily ever after. Zemlinsky Es War Einmal
Apollo Voices, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis