Anton Schweitzer

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Anton Schweitzer (June 6, 1735 - November 23, 1787) was a successful composer of operas.

He was a child prodigy who obtained the patronage of a nobleman, enabling him to tour Europe. His most notable work is Alceste (1773), with libretto by Christoph Martin Wieland.

[edit] Operas

• Elysium (Libretto: Johann Georg Jacobi, 18 January 1770, Hoftheater Hannover)
• Die Dorfgala (Libretto: Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter, 30 June 1772, Hannover)
• Alceste (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 28 May 1773, Hoftheater Weimar)
• Die Wahl des Herkules (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 3 September 1773, Hoftheater Weimar)
• Rosamunde (Libretto: Christoph Martin Wieland, 20 January 1780, Nationaltheater Mannheim)