Anton Schweitzer
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Anton Schweitzer was a German composer of opera
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He was a child prodigy who obtained the patronage of the duke of Hildburghausen
, who sent him to study in Bayreuth in 1758, then Italy (1764-66), and made him Kapellmeister
enabling him to tour Europe. His most notable work is Alceste (1773), with a libretto
by Christoph Martin Wieland
.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
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He was a child prodigy who obtained the patronage of the duke of Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
, who sent him to study in Bayreuth in 1758, then Italy (1764-66), and made him Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister
Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...
enabling him to tour Europe. His most notable work is Alceste (1773), with a libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Christoph Martin Wieland
Christoph Martin Wieland
Christoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer.- Biography :He was born at Oberholzheim , which then belonged to the Free Imperial City of Biberach an der Riss in the south-east of the modern-day state of Baden-Württemberg...
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Operas
- Elysium (Libretto: Johann Georg JacobiJohann Georg JacobiJohann Georg Jacobi was a German poet.The elder brother of the philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Johann Georg was born at Pempelfort near Düsseldorf. He studied theology at Göttingen and jurisprudence at Helmstedt, and was appointed, in 1766, professor of philosophy in Halle. In this year he...
, 18 January 1770, Hoftheater Hannover) - Die Dorfgala (Libretto: Friedrich Wilhelm GotterFriedrich Wilhelm GotterFriedrich Wilhelm Gotter was a German poet and dramatist.He was born at Gotha. After the completion of his university course at Göttingen, he was appointed second director of the Gotha Archive. He subsequently went to Wetzlar, the seat of the imperial law courts, as secretary to the...
, 30 June 1772, Hannover) - Alceste (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 28 May 1773, Hoftheater Weimar)
- Die Wahl des Herkules (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 3 September 1773, Hoftheater Weimar)
- Rosamunde (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 20 January 1780, Nationaltheater Mannheim)