List of operas by Johann Adam Hiller
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This is a list of operas by the German
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Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804).
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Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804).
| Title | |Genre | |Subdivisions | |Libretto | |Date | |Place, theatre |
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| Die verwandelten Weiber Die verwandelten Weiber Die verwandelten Weiber, oder Der Teufel ist los, erster Theil is a three-act 'comische Oper' by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller, incorporating 14 musical numbers from the popular farce Der Teufel ist los by Johann Georg Standfuss.The libretto was by Christian Felix Weiße based on the... , oder Der Teufel ist los, erster Theil |
comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße Christian Felix Weiße Christian Felix Weiße was a German writer and pedagogue. Weiße was among the leading representatives of the Enlightenment in Germany and is regarded as the founder of German children's literature.-Life:... , after Charles Coffey Charles Coffey Charles Coffey was an Irish playwright and composer.His best known opera is probably The Beggar’s Wedding , which capitalizes on the success of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera... 's The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphos'd, and Michel-Jean Sedaine Michel-Jean Sedaine Michel-Jean Sedaine was a French dramatist, was born in Paris.- Biography :His father, who was an architect, died when Sedaine was quite young, leaving no fortune, and the boy began life as a mason's labourer... |
28 May 1766 | Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... , Quandt's Court |
| Der lustige Schuster, oder Der Teufel ist los, zweyter Theil | comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße, after Charles Coffey Charles Coffey Charles Coffey was an Irish playwright and composer.His best known opera is probably The Beggar’s Wedding , which capitalizes on the success of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera... 's The Merry Cobler |
1766 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Lisuart und Dariolette Lisuart und Dariolette Lisuart und Dariolette, oder Die Frage und die Antwort is a 'romantisch-comische Oper' by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller.... , oder Die Frage und die Antwort |
romantisch-comische Oper | 2 acts | D Schiebeler, after Charles Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart was a French dramatist.Born in Paris, the son of a pastry-cook, he was educated at the college of Louis-le-Grand, and after his father's death he carried on the business for a time... |
Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore | |
| Lottchen am Hofe Lottchen am Hofe Lottchen am Hofe is a three-act 'comische Oper' by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller.The libretto by Christian Felix Weiße was based on the opéra comique text La caprice amoureux, ou Ninette à la cour by Charles Simon Favart.-Performance history:The opera was first performed in a two-act... |
comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße, after Charles Simon Favart's Le caprice amoureux, ou Ninette à la cour | 24 April 1767 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Die Muse | Nachspiel | 1 act | D Schiebeler | 3 October 1767 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Die Liebe auf dem Lande | comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße, after Charles Simon Favart's Annette et Lubin (Acts 1 and 3) and L Anseaume's La clochette (Act 2) | 18 May 1768 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Die Jagd Die Jagd Die Jagd is an opera by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller. It takes the form of a Singspiel in three acts. The libretto, by Christian Felix Weiße, is based on the plays La partie de chasse de Henri IV by Charles Collé, The King and the Miller of Mansfield by Robert Dodsley, and the opéra... |
comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße, after C Collé's La partie de chasse de Henri IV and Michel-Jean Sedaine's Le roi et le fermier | 29 January 1770 | Weimar Weimar Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899... , Kleines Schloss |
| Der Dorfbalbier | comische Operette | 1 act | Christian Felix Weiße, after Michel-Jean Sedaine's Blaise le savetier | 18 April 1771 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Der Aerndtekranz | comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße | April or May 1771 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Der Krieg | comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße and C W Ramler, after Carlo Goldoni Carlo Goldoni Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty... 's La guerra |
17 August 1772 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Behrenstrasse |
| Der Jubelhochzeit | comische Oper | 3 acts | Christian Felix Weiße | 5 April 1773 | Berlin, Behrenstrasse |
| Poltis, oder Das gerettete Troja | Operette | 3 acts | G S Brunner and Magister Steinel | 1777 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Die kleine Ährenleserinn | Operette für Kinder | 1 act | Christian Felix Weiße | unperformed | |
| Das Grab des Mufti, oder Die zwey Geizigen | comische Oper | 2 acts | A G Meissner, after F de Falbaire's Les deux avares | 17 January 1779 | Leipzig, Rannstädter Thore |
| Das Denkmal in Arkadien | ländiches Schauspiel für die Jugend mit untermischten Gesängen |
1 act | Christian Felix Weiße, after George Keate George Keate George Keate was an English poet and writer.-Life:He was son of George Keate of Isleworth, Middlesex, who married Rachel Kawolski, daughter of Count Christian Kawolski. He was born at Trowbridge in Wiltshire, where his father had property, on 30 November 1729... 's The Monument in Arcadia |
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