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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 ...
January 14 – Thomas Britton, English concert promoter (died 1714); 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)
A. Die Abreise; Abu Hassan; Agnes von Hohenstaufen; Die ägyptische Helena; Aladdin (Atterberg opera) Alceste (Schweitzer) The Alcestiad; Alfonso und Estrella
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given. For a list of operas sorted by name of composer, see List of operas by composer.
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)