I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old, but rather as valid material. The time element disappears, and only the spiritual power remains. My entire interest is in the expression of spiritual realities. I write for the theater in order to convey a spiritual attitude.


As quoted in "Carl Orff" by Everett Helm in The Musical Quarterly Vol. 41, No. 3 (July 1955)

Carl Orff Quotes

I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old, but rather as...

I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old, but rather as...

I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old, but rather as...

I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old, but rather as...