Der geduldige Sokrates

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Der geduldige Sokrates is a comic opera by Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann that humorously portrays the philosopher Socrates in a tale of love and patience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opera
stage work
actCount 3
basedOn figure of the philosopher Socrates
catalogueClassification Telemann stage work
character Alcibiades
Aspasia
linked to: Aspasia of Miletus

Socrates
Xanthippe
composer Georg Philipp Telemann
dramaticForm opera in three acts
dramaticType comic character study of a philosopher
firstPerformanceCountry Germany
firstPerformanceDate 1721
firstPerformancePlace Hamburg
firstPerformanceTheatre Oper am Gänsemarkt
genre comic opera
opera seria parody
hasPart arias
choruses
ensembles
recitatives
historicalContext Hamburg public opera tradition
language German
librettist Johann Ulrich von König
mainCharacter Socrates
movement Baroque
orchestration Baroque orchestra
period early 18th century
placeInComposerOeuvre early Hamburg opera of Telemann
portrays Socrates as a patient husband
Xanthippe as a quarrelsome wife
linked to: Xanthippe
premiereYear 1721
setting ancient Athens
linked to: Classical Athens
structure three acts
style German Baroque opera
subject Socrates
theme love
marital conflict
patience
philosophy in everyday life
titleLanguage German
titleTranslation The Patient Socrates
tone humorous
workOf Georg Philipp Telemann

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Georg Philipp Telemann notableWork Der geduldige Sokrates