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Doktor und Apotheker

opera by Ditters von Dittersdorf

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In Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
…several operas, three of which, Doktor und Apotheker (1786; “Doctor and Apothecary”), Hieronymus Knicker (1789), and Das rote Käppchen (1790; “The Little Red Hood”), had great success. Doktor und Apotheker, in particular, became one of the classic examples of the German singspiel. He also wrote a large quantity of instrumental…
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place in opera buffa

In opera: Viennese masters
…Ditters von Dittersdorf, whose Italianate Doktor und Apotheker (1786; “Doctor and Apothecary”), though successful and lively, was overshadowed by the contemporary works of Mozart.
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