A version of "Over the Hills and Far Away" appears in an opera with music arranged by who?
Over the Hills and Far Away (traditional song) "Over the Hills and Far Away" is a traditional British song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. One version was published in Thomas D'Urfey's "Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy"; a very different one appeared in George Farquhar's 1706 play "The Recruiting Officer". A version also appears in John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" of 1728.
Die Harmonie der Welt Die Harmonie der Welt ("The Harmony of the World") is an opera in five acts by Paul Hindemith. The German libretto was by the composer.