Alceste (Schweitzer)
Alceste is an opera in German in five acts by Anton Schweitzer with a libretto by Christoph Martin Wieland. It was commissioned by Abel Seyler for the Seylersche Schauspiel-Gesellschaft, and premiered on 28 May 1773 at the Hoftheater Weimar. Considered a milestone of German opera, it was revived in Weimar and recorded in 1999.
Alceste | |
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Opera by Anton Schweitzer | |
Anton Schweitzer, the composer | |
Librettist | Christoph Martin Wieland |
Language | German |
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