| Regina | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Albert Lortzing | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Lortzing2.jpg) The composer in 1845 | |
| Librettist | Lortzing |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Revolutions of 1848 in the German states |
| Premiere | 21 March 1899 |
Regina is an opera in three acts by Albert Lortzing who also wrote the libretto. It was composed in 1848, the year of the revolutions in the German states and during Europe's "Springtime of the Peoples" (Völkerfrühling), but it was not premiered until 21 March 1899 when it was performed at the Berlin State Opera. It is a "Freiheitsoper" (liberation opera) and the first opera which takes place in a factory with workers who strike and chant freedom songs. The first production of the original opera was in 1998 at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen.