Lottchen am Hofe
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Lottchen am Hofe (Lottchen at Court) is a three-act singspiel 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 version at the Rannstädtertor Theater, Leipzig, on 24 April 1767, conducted by the composer.{{Almanacco|dmy=24 April 1767|match=Lottchen am Hofe}}
Roles
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| Lottchen |
| Jürgen, her fiancé |
| Count Astolph
|bass |
| Countess Emilie, his fiancée
|soprano |
| Dorine
|soprano |
| Fabriz |
Synopsis
The peasant girl Lottchen flirts with Count Astolph to teach her fiancé Jürgen a lesson. She then unites with Countess Emilie to teach both men a lesson.
References
Further reading
- Bauman, Thomas (1992), "Lottchen am Hofe" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{ISBN|0-333-73432-7}}
External links
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=t2N1kntDOgQC Libretto (in three acts)], 1785
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Category:German-language operas