Philemon und Baucis
Classification added July 14, 2026Premiered 2 September 1773
Kurfürstliches Hoftheater, Kassel, Germany
Composer:
Joseph Haydn
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Phillip Georg Bader
Description:
Opera in a Prologue and 1 Act
Notes:
Marionette opera with voices, 1776 revised version
based on a myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
G. Henle, Publisher, Munich, Germany
Critical edition, series 24, vol. 1
Time Period:
Mythological time
Place:
Mount Olympus and Earth
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Baucis | Soprano | L |
| Philemon | Tenor | L |
| Jupiter | Spoken | L |
| Aret | Tenor | F |
| Narcissa | Soprano | F |
| Venus | Spoken | F |
| Mercury | Spoken | F |
| Apollo | Spoken | S |
| Diana | Spoken | S |
| Ceres | Spoken | S |
| Mars | Spoken | S |
| Bacchus | Spoken | S |
| Neptune | Spoken | B |
Minimum Chorus: 16
Divisi: SATB