| Von heute auf morgen | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Arnold Schoenberg | |
 The composer in 1927 | |
| Translation | From Today to Tomorrow |
| Librettist | Max Blonda |
| Language | German |
| Premiere | 1 February 1930 |
Von heute auf morgen (From Today to Tomorrow or From One Day to the Next) is a one act opera composed by Arnold Schoenberg, to a German libretto by "Max Blonda", the pseudonym of Gertrud Schoenberg, the composer's wife. It is the composer's opus 32.
The opera was composed at the end of 1928 (finished on the first day of 1929), and was premiered at the Oper Frankfurt on 1 February 1930, with William Steinberg conducting Herbert Graf's production. It was the first twelve-tone opera, and Schoenberg's only comedy. The libretto may indeed be a contemporary comedy of manners, but the music is complex, the angular vocal-lines and large orchestra creating a frightening whirlwind of fury. Schoenberg wrote: "I have proved in my operas Von heute auf morgen and Moses und Aron that every expression and characterization can be produced with the style of free dissonance."[1]
- ^ Schoenberg, Arnold (1984). Stein, Leonard (ed.). Style and Idea. Translated by Leo Black. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-520-05294-3.