Amandus completes the construction of a magic organ just before a pagan attack on the monastery. The instrumentâs heavenly sound pacifies the attackers, who lay down their weapons and kneel. But it wonât be long before the tones of this âsinging devilâ resound again, this time from behind the burning walls of the monastery⌠In the beginning of the 20th century, Austrian composer Franz Schreker was one of the only opera composers in the German-speaking world whose success could compete with Richard Strauss. But as of 1933, Schrekerâs works were banned in Germany and began to disappear from the international repertoire.
