Behold the Sun

*Behold the Sun*
Behold the Sun
Opera by Alexander Goehr
	The composer in 2007
Other title	Behold the Sun – Die Wiedertäufer; Die Wiedertäufer; The Anabaptists;
Librettist	John McGrath; Goehr;
Language	English, translated to German
Based on	Anabaptists in Münster
Premiere	19 April 1985; Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Behold the Sun, Op. 44, is an opera in three acts and 10 scenes by Alexander Goehr with a libretto by John McGrath and the composer. It was commissioned for the 25th anniversary of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Titled Behold the Sun – Die Wiedertäufer, it was premiered there in German in 1985, and published by Schott Music. It was aired in English by the BBC in 1987. The opera has also been called Die Wiedertäufer and The Anabaptists.^[1]

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