Joseph Weigl (28 March 1766 – 3 February 1846) was an

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and conductor, born in

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. The son of

Joseph Franz Weigl Joseph Franz Weigl (19 May 1740 - 25 January 1820) was a Bavarian and Austrian cellist. He was a cellist in the orchestra of the Esterházy family. He played under the directorship of Joseph Haydn, who also was godfather to the cellist's son, and ...

(1740–1820), the principal

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

in the

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of the

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family, he studied music under

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (3 February 1736 – 7 March 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, and one of the teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a friend of Haydn and Mozart. Biography Albrechtsberger was born at Kl ...

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and

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy ...

. He became

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at the court theatre in

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in 1792, and from 1827 to 1838 was vice-Kapellmeister of the court. Weigl composed a number of

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s, both Italian and German and in various genres, although most of his late works are pieces of sacred music. His best known work was the opera '' Die Schweizerfamilie'' (1809). He also set

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's libretto ''

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'' (1805), after his close friend

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had composed a single scene and then abandoned it. He died in Vienna.

Operas

(first performed in Vienna, unless otherwise noted) * ''

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in one act, (1783) * '' Il pazzo per forza'', opera in two acts (1788) * ''

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in three acts (1790) * ''

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'', komische Oper in one act (1792) * ''

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'', komische Oper in two acts (1794) * ''

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'', play with songs in eight scenes (1794) * ''

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dramma giocoso ''Dramma giocoso'' (Italian, literally: drama with jokes; plural: ''drammi giocosi'') is a genre of opera common in the mid-18th century. The term is a contraction of ''dramma giocoso per musica'' and describes the opera's libretto (text). The ge ...

in two acts (1794) * ''

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in three acts (1797) * '' L’amor marinaro ossia Il corsaro'',

in two acts (1797) * '' Das Dorf im Gebirge'', play with songs in two acts (1798) * '' L’accademia del maestro Cisolfaut'', opera in two acts (1798) * '' L’uniforme'', heroisch-komische Oper in three acts (Schönbrunn 1800), also as ''Die Uniform'' (1805) * ''

'', heroische Oper in two acts (1805) * '' Il principe invisibile'', opera in five acts (

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1806) * '' Kaiser Hadrian'', grosse Oper in three acts (1807) * '' Adrian von Ostade'', opera in one act (1807) * ''Cleopatra'', opera in two acts (

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1807) * '' Il rivale di se stesso'', opera in two acts (Milan 1808) * '' Das Waisenhaus'',

Singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like ...

in two acts (1808) * ''

Die Schweizer Familie ''Die Schweizer Familie'' (''The Swiss Family'') is an opera by the Austrian composer Joseph Weigl. It takes the form of a ''Singspiel'' in three acts. The libretto, by Ignaz Franz Castelli, is based on the vaudeville ''Pauvre Jacques'' (1807) ...

'', lyrische Oper in three acts (1809) * '' Der Einsiedler auf den Alpen'', opera in one act (1810) * '' Die Verwandlungen'',

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in one act (1810) * '' Franziska von Foix'', heroisch-komische Oper in three acts (1812) * '' Der Bergsturz'', Singspiel in three acts (1813) * '' Die Jugend Peter des Großen'', opera in three acts (1814) * '' L’imboscata'', opera in two acts (Milan 1815) * '' Margaritta d’Anjou ossia L’orfana d’Inghilterra'', melodramma eroicomico in two acts (1819) * '' Die Nachtigall und der Rabe'', opera in one act (1818) * '' Daniel in der Löwengrube oder Baals Sturz'', heroische Oper in three acts (1820) * '' König Waldemar oder Die dänischen Fischer'', Singspiel in one act (1821) * '' Edmund und Caroline'', opera in one act (1821) * '' Die eiserne Pforte'', grosse Oper in two acts (1823)

External links

"Weigl, Joseph" on Operone.de

L'amor marinaro

Der Bergsturz
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