• Source: Lottchen am Hofe

    • 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.


    Roles




    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


    Libretto (in three acts), 1785

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