- Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Operas- Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (1767)
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- Bastien und Bastienne (1768)
- La finta semplice (1769)
- Mitridate, re di Ponto (1770)
- Ascanio in Alba (1771)
- Il sogno di Scipione (1772)
- Lucio Silla (1772)
- La finta giardiniera (1775)
- Il re pastore (1775)
- Thamos, King of Egypt (1779)
- Zaide (1780)
- Idomeneo (1781)
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782)
- L'oca del Cairo (1783)
- Lo sposo deluso (1784)
- Der Schauspieldirektor (1786)
- The Marriage of Figaro (1786)
- Don Giovanni (1787)
- Così fan tutte (1790)
- La clemenza di Tito (1791)
- The Magic Flute (1791)
Pasticcio- The Jewel Box (1991)
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (complete title in historical spelling: Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebottes; English: The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment), K. 35, is a sacred musical play (geistliches Singspiel) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767 when he was 11 years old. It is Mozart's first opera or, more specifically, sacred drama, as is suggested by the name. The libretto is now attributed to Ignaz Anton von Weiser, although Johann Adam Wieland or Jakob Anton Marianus Wimmer had been suggested earlier. (The title page of the libretto ascribes it only to "J.A.W.".)[1]
Only the first part of the opera was composed by Mozart; the second and third parts were contributed by Michael Haydn and Anton Cajetan Adlgasser respectively. However, these other two parts have not survived.[2]
Part I of the opera was first performed on March 12, 1767 in the Knight's Hall of the Palace of the Archbishop, Salzburg. Part II was performed on March 19, and Part III on March 26.[1]
Contents
Roles
Role Voice type Premiere Cast, March 12, 1767
(Conductor: - )Gerechtigkeit, divine justice soprano Maria Anna Braunhofer Christgeist, spirit of Christianity tenor Anton Franz Spitzeder Barmherzigkeit, divine mercy soprano Maria Magdalena Lipp Ein lauer und hinnach eifriger Christ,
a half-hearted but later zealous Christiantenor Joseph Meissner Weltgeist, worldliness soprano Maria Anna Fesemayer See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b OperaGlass summary at stanford.edu, accessed on October 6, 2007
- ^ WienMozart2006 page on Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, accessed on October 6, 2007
External links
- Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- (German) Libretto
Categories:- Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- German-language operas
- Singspiele
- 1767 operas
- Operas
- Collaborations in classical music
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