Lisuart und Dariolette

Lisuart und Dariolette, oder Die Frage und die Antwort (Lisuart and Dariolette, or The Question and the Answer) is a 'romantisch-comische Oper' by the German composer Johann Adam Hiller.

Johann Adam Hiller

The libretto was by Daniel Schiebeler based on La fée Urgèle ou Ce qui plaît aux dames by Charles Simon Favart, itself derived from The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Performance history

The opera was first performed in a two-act version at the Rannstädtertor Theater, Leipzig on 25 November 1766, conducted by the composer.[1] A revised version in three acts was produced on 7 January 1767.

Roles
roles, voice types
Role Voice type
Queen Ginevra of England soprano
Dariolette, her daughter soprano
Lisuart, a knight tenor
Derwin, his squire bass

Synopsis

Queen Ginevra of England sends the knight Lisuart to find her lost daughter Dariolette. In the course of his mission, Lisuart has to answer the riddle: "What gives women the most pleasure?"

References
  1. Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Lisuart und Dariolette, 25 November 1766". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).

Further reading
  • Bauman, Thomas (1992), "Lisuart und Dariolette" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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