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Jan Koetsier

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Dalberts Amusing One-Act Opera The DepartureA Recording Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of His Birth Is RevivedA Rare Recording by the Tragically Short-Lived Character Tenor, WolfwartEugen Dalbert (18641932), known as a great pianist and the mentor of Backhaus, also achieved considerable success as a composer, writing as many as 20 operas. While his dramatic opera *The Lowlands* is particularly popular, *Departure* is a light, one-act comedy. It premiered in Frankfurt in 1898 and was a hit. Gilfen and Luise are a married couple in a rut. Although Gilfen is planning a long trip, he is unable to go through with it because he worries his wife might have an affair while he is away. Their friend Trot urges Gilfen to leave, and he finally sets off. Trot immediately begins to make advances toward Luise, but she rejects him. When Gilfenwhose departure was actually a rusereturns home, it becomes cle