Die beiden Neffen
Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Die beiden Neffen (The Two Nephews), also known as Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), is a three-act Singspiel by Felix Mendelssohn to a libretto by Johann Ludwig Casper.
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About the Composer
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the String Octet, the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (which includes his "Wedding March"), the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous…
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Other Operas by Felix Mendelssohn
- Die Hochzeit des Camacho (1824)
- Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde (1829)