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  • The Nightingale
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  • "The Nightingale" (Danish: "Nattergalen") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health. Well received upon its publication in Copenhagen in 1843, the tale is believed to have been inspired by the author's unrequited love for singer and fellow Scandinavian, Jenny Lind. The story has been adapted to opera, ballet, musical play, television drama and animated film.
  • The story centers around a Chinese emperor who finds out about a nightingale with an extremely beautiful voice. The Emperor wants the nightingale to stay with him always and the bird becomes popular at court and famous throughout the city. When the Emperor receives a mechanical nightingale, the bird falls out of favor but the real bird's song eventually saves the Emperor's life by charming Death himself. The story has been adapted for stage, cinema and television. One of the best known adaptations is the 1914 opera Le Rossignol by Igor Stravinsky.
  • The Nightingale is a story
Length
  • 294.0
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pub date
  • 1843
Label
  • Warner Bros.
  • WEA International
Album
  • Floating into the Night
Country
  • Denmark
Name
  • The Nightingale
Genre
  • Dream pop, ambient
  • Literary fairy tale
media type
  • Print
Caption
  • Andersen's first illustrator
  • Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen,
Language
  • Danish
  • English
Author
title orig
  • "Nattergalen"
Preceded By
  • "The Angel"
Released
  • 1989
Recorded
  • 1989
Publisher
  • C.A. Reitzel
Followed By
  • "The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball"
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  • "The Nightingale" (Danish: "Nattergalen") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health. Well received upon its publication in Copenhagen in 1843, the tale is believed to have been inspired by the author's unrequited love for singer and fellow Scandinavian, Jenny Lind. The story has been adapted to opera, ballet, musical play, television drama and animated film.
  • The story centers around a Chinese emperor who finds out about a nightingale with an extremely beautiful voice. The Emperor wants the nightingale to stay with him always and the bird becomes popular at court and famous throughout the city. When the Emperor receives a mechanical nightingale, the bird falls out of favor but the real bird's song eventually saves the Emperor's life by charming Death himself. The story has been adapted for stage, cinema and television. One of the best known adaptations is the 1914 opera Le Rossignol by Igor Stravinsky.
  • The Nightingale is a story