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
editThe opera was first performed in a two-act version at the Rannstädtertor Theater, Leipzig, on 24 April 1767, conducted by the composer.[1]
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Lottchen | soprano |
| Jürgen, her fiancé | baritone |
| Count Astolph | bass |
| Countess Emilie, his fiancée | soprano |
| Dorine | soprano |
| Fabriz | tenor |
Synopsis
editThe 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
edit- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Lottchen am Hofe, 24 April 1767". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
edit- Bauman, Thomas (1992), "Lottchen am Hofe" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
External links
edit- Libretto (in three acts), 1785
