Adelheit von Veltheim
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[[Christian Gottlob Neefe|Neefe]] and Großmann wrote this extensive four-act ''Singspiel'' for their troupe's second guest season at the 1780 Autumn Fair at Frankfurt's Theater in der Junghof, their second short residence that year. In its first performance at the Bonn court a few weeks later, ''Adelheit'' was given pride of place on 11 October during the pomp around Archduke Maximilian Franz's election as Coadjutor (i.e. Maximilian Friedrich's successor as Elector of Cologne). The Archduke was duly impressed, and "honored Großmann with a precious gold watch and 50 new ''Louis d'or'' to divide among the company."(footnote: <ref>''Theater-Journal für Deutschland'', no. 20, p. 16</ref>) | [[Christian Gottlob Neefe|Neefe]] and Großmann wrote this extensive four-act ''Singspiel'' for their troupe's second guest season at the 1780 Autumn Fair at Frankfurt's Theater in der Junghof, their second short residence that year. In its first performance at the Bonn court a few weeks later, ''Adelheit'' was given pride of place on 11 October during the pomp around Archduke Maximilian Franz's election as Coadjutor (i.e. Maximilian Friedrich's successor as Elector of Cologne). The Archduke was duly impressed, and "honored Großmann with a precious gold watch and 50 new ''Louis d'or'' to divide among the company."(footnote: <ref>''Theater-Journal für Deutschland'', no. 20, p. 16</ref>) | ||
The libretto is often compared to Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's contemporaneous ''Belmont und Constanze'', which Mozart set as ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' two years later. Both deal with abducted European women in | The ''dramatic personae'', and the singers from Großmann's company who created the roles, are as follows: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Role !! Singer | |||
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| Achmet, former Bassa of Tunis || Example | |||
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| Adelheit von Veltheim, a German woman || Example | |||
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| Donna Velaska, a Spanish woman || Example | |||
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| La Feuquiere, a French woman || Example | |||
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| Miss Flovr, an English woman || Example | |||
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| Donna Olivia, an Italian woman || Example | |||
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| Franz von Veltheim || Example | |||
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| Karl von Bingen, under the name Osman || Example | |||
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| Mehmet, Guard of the Seraglio || Example | |||
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| Slaves, Black People, Eunuchs || Example | |||
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The libretto is often compared to Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's contemporaneous ''Belmont und Constanze'', which Mozart set as ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' two years later. Both deal with abducted European women in Middle Eastern harems, later saved by their European fiancés. Großmann's libretto, however, includes several other abductees of various European backgrounds – and the stereotypical personality traits to match. | |||
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Schauspiel mit Gesang, premiered in Frankfurt am Main, 23 September 1780
Libretto by Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann
Overview
Neefe and Großmann wrote this extensive four-act Singspiel for their troupe's second guest season at the 1780 Autumn Fair at Frankfurt's Theater in der Junghof, their second short residence that year. In its first performance at the Bonn court a few weeks later, Adelheit was given pride of place on 11 October during the pomp around Archduke Maximilian Franz's election as Coadjutor (i.e. Maximilian Friedrich's successor as Elector of Cologne). The Archduke was duly impressed, and "honored Großmann with a precious gold watch and 50 new Louis d'or to divide among the company."(footnote: [1])
The dramatic personae, and the singers from Großmann's company who created the roles, are as follows:
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- ↑ Theater-Journal für Deutschland, no. 20, p. 16