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The libretto by Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1607–1658), first published 1644 in the fourth part of his Frauenzimmer Gesprächspiele, is based on the schoolplay Ein gar schön geistliches Waldgetichte genant Die glückseelige Seele of 1637, itself translated from L'anima felice favola boschareccia by the Italian Nicolò Negri (1606).
The most famous German-born opera composer of the era, Handel, wrote four operas for Hamburg at the beginning of his career but soon moved on to write opera seria in Italy and England. [5] In 1738, the Theater am Gänsemarkt went bankrupt and the fortunes of serious opera in German went into decline for the next few decades.
Pages in category "1644 operas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. O. Ormindo; S. Seelewig
Weber's masterpiece was the first great German Romantic opera. [48] 1823 Euryanthe (von Weber). Despite its weak libretto, Euryanthe had a great influence on later German operas, including Wagner's Lohengrin. [49] 1823 Semiramide (Rossini). This is the last opera that Rossini composed in Italy. [50] 1825 La dame blanche (François-Adrien ...
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres.Though his large scale English language works written for the theatre are technically oratorios and not operas, several of them, such as Semele (1744), have become an important part of the opera repertoire.
Queen Elizabeth I of England (see also Category:Operas about Elizabeth I) Thomas Arne: Eliza (she does not appear as a character as such, but the opera is named for her) Benjamin Britten: Gloriana; Gaetano Donizetti: Il castello di Kenilworth; Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux; Edward German: Merrie England
August 12 – Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, German composer of sonatas (died 1704) [2] December 23 – Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Peruvian organist and composer (died 1728) date unknown. Maria Cattarina Calegari, Italian composer, singer, organist, and nun (died after 1675) [3] Václav Karel Holan Rovenský, Czech organist and composer (died ...
Operas published/created/first performed in the decade 1640s, i.e. in the years 1640 to 1649. 1590s; 1600s; ... 1644 operas (2 P) 1645 operas (1 P)