( J. 8, Op. 8, ''Peter Schmoll and his Neighbours'') is the third opera by Carl Maria von Weber and the first for which the music has survived, though the libretto has not. It was written in 1801–2 when the composer was only 15 and premiered in

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the following year. The

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is based on a novel by Carl Gottlob Cramer.

Roles

* The cook (contralto) * Hans Bast (bass) * Karl Pirkner (tenor) * Martin Schmoll (baritone) * Minette (soprano) * Niklas (tenor) * Peter Schmoll (bass)

Recording

*''Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn'' Busching/Schmidt/Pfeffer, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerhard Markson (Marco Polo, 1994)

References

Sources

* Holden, Amanda, ed. ''The New Penguin Opera Guide'', New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2001 * Warrack, John, Review of the Markson recording, ''Gramophone'', September 1994. * * {{Authority control German-language operas Operas by Carl Maria von Weber Operas Operas based on novels