List of operas by Georg Philipp Telemann
This is a list of the operas of the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767).
According to historical sources, Telemann may have written over 50 operas; however, only 35 works are of sufficient substance to appear in his catalogue of works (see below), and only nine of these are preserved complete.[1]
List
| TVWV[2] | Title | Acts | Libretto | Premiere | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||
| 21:5 | Narcissus | 3 acts | Johann Christian Rau, after Apostolo Zeno | 1701 and Easter 1709 | Leipzig | |
| 21:1 | Der lachende Democritus | 3 acts | after Nicolò Minato | 1703 | Leipzig | |
| 21:2 | Ferdinand und Isabella | 5 acts | by the composer, after another source | Spring 1703 | Leipzig | |
| 21:3 | Cajus Caligula | 3 acts | Easter 1704 | Leipzig | ||
| not catalogued | Germanicus | Christine Dorothea Lachs | written in 1704, revised 1710, premiered 2007 | 40 arias survive; performing edition by Michael Maul, premiered by Gotthold Schwarz and the Saxon Baroque Orchestra[citation needed] | ||
| 21:4 | Adonis | 3 acts | Easter 1708 | Leipzig | ||
| 21:6 | Mario | 3 acts | German translation after Silvio Stampiglia | Easter 1709 | Leipzig | |
| 21:7 | Jupiter und Semele | 3 acts | Lost | 1716 or 1718 | Leipzig | |
| 21:8 | Die Satyren in Arcadien revised version: Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon |
3 acts | by the composer, after Pietro Pariati | 1719, revised version: 30 August 1724 | Leipzig; revised version: Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | |
| 21:9 | Der geduldige Sokrates | 3 acts | Johann Ulrich König, after Nicolò Minato's La pazienza di Socrate | 28 January 1721 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | komisches Singspiel |
| 21:20 | Sancio or Die siegende Großmuth | 3 acts | Johann Ulrich König, after Francesco Silvani | 6 October 1721 | Hamburg | |
| 21:10 | Der Sieg der Schönheit revised version: Gensericus |
3 acts | Christian Heinrich Postel, reworked by Christian Friedrich Weichmann | 13 July 1723, revised version: 1725 | Hamburg; revised version: Braunschweig | |
| 21:11 | Belsazar, oder Das Ende der babylonischen Gefangenschaft | 3 acts plus 3 acts | Joachim Beccau | First part: 19 July 1723; second part: 22 September 1723 | Hamburg | |
| 21:12 | Alarich, oder Die Straf-Ruthe des verfallenen Roms | 3 acts | 2 August 1723 | Bayreuth | ||
| 21:13 | Der Schluß des Carnevals | 3 acts | 21 February 1724 | Hamburg | ||
| 21:14 | Omphale | 5 acts | by the composer, after Antoine Houdar de la Motte | 1724 | Hamburg | |
| 21:17 | Adelheid, oder Die ungezwungene Liebe | 3 acts | after Johann Christian Hallmann | 1724 | Bayreuth | |
| Cimbriens allgemeines Frolocken | 17 February 1725 | Hamburg | ||||
| 21:16 | La capricciosa e il credulo also as Die geliebte Eigensinnige und der leichtgläubige Liebhaber | 1 act | Johann Philipp Praetorius | August/September 1725 | Hamburg | |
| 21:15 | Pimpinone, oder Die ungleiche Heirath, oder das herrsch-süchtige Cammer-Mädgen | 1 act | Johann Philipp Praetorius, after Pietro Pariati | 27 September 1725 | Hamburg | intermezzo |
| 21:18 | Orpheus, oder Die wunderbare Beständigkeit der Liebe | 3 acts | by the composer, after Friedrich Christian Bressand | 9 March 1726 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt (concert performance?) | musicalisches Drama |
| 21:21 | Buffonet und Alga | 1 act | Christoph Gottlieb Wendt | 14 July 1727 | Hamburg | intermezzo |
| 21:19 | Calypso | 1727 | Hamburg | Singspiel | ||
| 21:22 | Die Amours der Vespetta or Der Galan in der Kiste | 1 act | C. W. Haken | 1 October 1727 | Hamburg | Nachspiel |
| 21:23 | Die verkehrte Welt | 3 acts | Johann Philipp Praetorius, after Alain-René Lesage | 10 February 1728 | Hamburg | opéra comique |
| 21:24 | Miriways | 3 acts | Johann Samuel Müller | 26 May 1728 | Hamburg | Singspiel |
| 21:25 | Emma und Eginhard oder Die Last-tragende Liebe | 3 acts | Christoph Gottlieb Wendt | 22 November 1728 | Hamburg | |
| 21:26 | Aesopus bey Hofe | 3 acts | Johann Mattheson, after Pietro Pariati | 28 February 1728 | Hamburg | |
| 21:27 | Flavius Bertaridus, König der Langobarden | 3 acts | Christoph Gottlieb Wendt and the composer, after Steffano Ghigi | 23 November 1729 | Hamburg | |
| 21:29 | Margaretha, Königin in Castilien | 5 acts | Johann Georg Hamann | 10 August 1730 | Hamburg | |
| 21:30 | Der Weiseste in Sidon | 3 acts | Johann Georg Hamann, after Silvio Stampiglia | 4 February 1733 | Hamburg | |
| 21:31 | Die rachgierige Liebe oder Orasia, verwittwete Königin in Thracien (revised version of Orpheus) | 3 acts | Lost | 15 October 1736 | Hamburg | |
| 21:32 | Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho or Don Quixotte, der Löwenritter | Daniel Schiebeler | 1761 | Hamburg, Konzertsaal (concert performance) | serenata | |
Undated fragments
| TWV | Title | Genre | Libretto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:33 | Adam und Eva | operette | C. Richter |
| 21:34 | Hercules und Alceste | Comödie | |
| 21:35 | Herodes und Marianne | opera oratorio | J. S. Müller |
Contributions to operas by other composers
| Title | TWV | Composer | Première date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses | 22:1 | Giuseppe Maria Orlandini | 19 November 1731 | Hamburg |
| Die Flucht des Aeneas | 22:10 | Nicola Porpora | 19 November 1731 | Hamburg |
| Judith, Gemahlin Kayser Ludewig des Frommen | 22:12 | Fortunato Chelleri | 27 November 1732 | Hamburg |
References
- ^ Stewart, Brian D (1992), "Telemann, Georg Philipp" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- ^ Menke, W. (1983), Thematisches Verzeichnis der Vokalwerke von Georg Philipp Telemann, ii
