- List of operas by Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn is not primarily remembered as a composer ofopera , yet the genre occupied a great deal of his time. During 1770's and 1780's, Haydn ran an opera troupe on behalf of his employer, PrinceNikolaus Esterházy , which put on up to 150 performances per year. A number of the operas were Haydn's own work. Haydn's operas are only occasionally performed today.The list is arranged chronologically and divided by career stage.
Composed as a freelance musician
*1752: "
Der krumme Teufel ",Singspiel , composed during Haydn's time as a freelance musician. Now lost.
=Composed during Haydn's service for the Eszterházy family=*1762 revised 1773-1774: "
Acide e Galatea ", Hob. 28/1,festa teatrale in 1 act
*1766: "La canterina ", Hob. 28/2, ("The songstress"), intermezzo in musica
*1763?:"La marchesa nespola ", Hob. 30/1, comedia
*1768: "Lo speziale " ("The apothecary"), Hob. 28/3,dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1769: "Le pescatrici " ("The fishwives"), Hob. 28/4, dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1773: "L'infedeltà delusa " ("Deceit outwitted"), Hob. 28/5, burletta per musica in 2 acts
*1773: "Philemon und Baucis ", Hob. 29b/2, Singspiel in 1 act
*1775: "L'incontro improvviso " ("The unexpected encounter"), Hob. 28/6, dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1777: "Il mondo della luna " ("The world on the moon"), Hob. 28/7, dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1779: revised 1785: "La vera costanza " ("True constancy"), Hob. 28/8, dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1779: "L'isola disabitata " ("The deserted island"), Hob. 28/9,azione teatrale in 2 parts
*1780: "La fedeltà premiata " ("Fidelity rewarded"), Hob. 28/10, dramma giocoso in 3 acts
*1782: "Orlando paladino " ("The Paladin Orlando"), Hob. 28/11, dramma eroicomico in 3 acts
*1783: "Armida", Hob. 28/12, dramma eroico in 3 actsComposed for the first London journey
*1791: "
L'anima del filosofo ", Hob. 28/13,dramma per musica in 4 acts. Haydn's own version of theOrpheus tale, the plot of a great many operas. Haydn's only post-Esterházy opera, composed for his 1791 trip to London but never performed there, due to intrigues.ources
The dates given above are from the
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , as compiled by Georg Feder.
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