Philemon und Baucis (Haydn)
First puppet-opera written by Joseph Haydn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philemon und Baucis, oder Jupiters Reise auf die Erde (Philemon and Baucis, or Jupiter's Journey to Earth), Hob. XXIXb:2, is an opera in one act by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn to a German libretto, possibly by Prince Esterházy's librarian, Phillip Georg Bader.[3][4] The text is based upon a play by G. K. Pfeffel,[5][6][7] itself a retelling of the Baucis and Philemon myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses.[8] The work is in the form of a Singspiel.[9]
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Opera by Joseph Haydn | |
Language | German |
Based on | Philemon und Baucis: Ein Schauspiel in Versen von einem Aufzuge by Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel |
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