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
Opera by Anton Schweitzer
Anton Schweitzer, the composer
LibrettistChristoph Martin Wieland
LanguageGerman
Premiere
28 May 1773 (1773-05-28)
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