Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots
Template:Mozart Operas Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes is an opera, K. 35, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767. (Mozart was 11.) It is Mozart's first opera or, more specifically, sacred drama, as is suggested by the translated name The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment. The libretto is by Ignaz Anton von Weiser. It was first performed on March 12, 1767 in the Knight's Hall of the Palace of the Archbishop, Salzburg.
Only the first part of the opera is composed by Mozart, the second and third were completed by Michael Haydn and Anton Cajetan Adlgasser respectively.
Roles
| Premiere, 12 March 1767 (Conductor: Unknown ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gerechtigkeit, divine justice | soprano | Maria Anna Braunhofer |
| Christgeist , spirit of Christianity | tenor | Anton Franz Spitzeder |
| Barmherzigkeit, divine mercy | soprano | Maria Magdalena Lipp |
| Ein lauer und hinnach eifriger Christ, a half-hearted but later zealous Christian' |
tenor | Joseph Meissner |
| Weltgeist, worldliness | Soprano | Maria Anna Fesemayer |
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