Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho

Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, TVWV 21:32, is a one-act comic serenata by Georg Philipp Telemann; it premiered on 5 November 1761 in Hamburg.[1]

The libretto by the 20-year-old student poet Daniel Schiebeler (1741–1771) is based on chapter 20 of volume 2 of Cervantes's novel Don Quixote.

References

  1. ↑ The Cervantes Encyclopedia: L–Z, p. 659 Howard Mancing, 2004. "When first performed, it was given a new title: Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Camacho (Don Quixote at Camacho's Wedding); later it was also known as Don Quixote der Löwenritter (Don Quixote the Knight of the Lions)."
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