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Scherz, List und Rache

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Scherz, List und Rache, is a 1787 Singspiel in 4 acts by Philipp Christoph Kayser to a libretto by Goethe.[1]

Recordings

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Scherz, List & Rache - Annika Boos, Cornel Frey, Florian Götz, L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt DHM 2CDs 2019

Other settings

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References

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  1. ^ Opera - Volume 45, Issues 7-12 - 1994 Page 969 "Operatic texts were a surprising ingredient in Goethe ' s varied literary output . He formed close associations with several composers, including Philipp Christoph Kayser (1755 - 1823), who set his libretto Scherz, List und Rache in 1785"
  2. ^ Christopher R. Clason E. T. A. Hoffmann: Transgressive Romanticism 2018 83 "The following year he composed a comic opera, Scherz, List und Rache (Jest, Cunning, and Revenge), based on Goethe's libretto which had originally been set by Philipp Christoph Kayser (1784). Hoffmann's version was performed in Posen, and Jean Paul sent Goethe a copy of the musical score. In March, 1804
  3. ^ Vertonung: E. T. A. Hoffmann um 1801