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Lottchen am Hofe

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First performance
  
24 April 1767

Librettist
  
Christian Felix Weiße

Composer
  
Johann Adam Hiller

Language
  
German

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Lottchen am Hofe (Lottchen at Court) is a three-act singspiel by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller.

Contents

The libretto by Christian Felix Weiße was based on the opéra comique text La caprice amoureux, ou Ninette à la cour by Charles Simon Favart.

Performance history

The opera was first performed in a two-act version at the Rannstädtertor Theater, Leipzig on 24 April 1767.

Synopsis

The peasant girl Lottchen flirts with Count Astolph to teach her fiancé Jürgen a lesson. She then unites with Countess Emilie to get both men in order.

References

Lottchen am Hofe Wikipedia