' ( TVWV 21:9, Hamburg 1721) is a comic German-language opera in three acts by Georg Philipp Telemann to a

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

by . The opera was Telemann's first full length purely comic opera, and was performed at the Oper am Gänsemarkt, while Reinhard Keiser was still running the opera. The professional UK premiere was in 1974 by Kent Opera conducted by

Roger Norrington Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington (born 16 March 1934) is an English conductor. He is known for historically informed performances of Baroque, Classical and Romantic music. In November 2021 Norrington announced his retirement. Life Norr ...

, with April Cantelo, Thomas Lawlor and

Linda Esther Gray Linda Esther Gray (born 29 May 1948, Greenock, Scotland) is a retired Scottish soprano and an operatic singing teacher. Early life Gray was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1948."International Who's Who in Classical Music" (2003) p.313 She showed ...

among the cast.Platt N. ''Making Music.'' Ashford, Pemble Productions, 2001, p. 70.

Recordings

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József Gregor József Gregor (born 30 November 1963) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian football striker. He became Nemzeti Bajnokság I top goalscorer in 1990–91 and was capped for Hungary national football team, Hungary. References

1963 births Livi ...

, Éva Vámossy, Katalin Farkas, Éva Bártfai-Barta, Julia Paszthy, Guy de Mey,

Paul Esswood Paul Lawrence Vincent Esswood (born 6 June 1942) is an English countertenor and conductor. He is best known for his performance of Bach cantatas and the operas of Handel and Monteverdi. Along with his countrymen Alfred Deller and James Bowman ...

, István Gáti,

Capella Savaria The Capella Savaria is a Hungarian ensemble that perform chamber music on original instruments (and instruments based on original designs). Established in 1981, in Szombathely, they most often perform music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and h ...

Nicholas McGegan, Hungaroton 1987

References

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