Composers and their stage works 

Johann Nestroy

Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy

(1801-1862)

Austrian actor, singer and playwright. Born Vienna 7th December, 1801. Died Graz 25th May, 1862

Stage Works

  1. Friedrich Prinz von Corsica (Friedrich, Prince of Corsica). Historical drama. Written 1822. Produced Vienna, December 18, 1841.
  2. Der Zettelträger Papp (Papp, the Bill Distributor). (Adaptation). Farce, 1 act. Written 1827. Published 1910. Produced Graz, December 15, 1827. Based on Die Heirat durch die Pferdekomödie, a farce by Hermann Herzenskron.
  3. Die Verbannung aus dem Zauberreiche oder Dreissig Jahre aus dem Leben eines Lumpen (The Banishment from the Magic Kingdom or Thirty Years in the Life of a Bum.) Farce, 2 acts. Written 1828. Produced Graz, December 20, 1828.
  4. Der Einsilbige oder Ein stummer Diener seines Herren (The Taciturn Fellow or A Silent Servant of His Master). Farce. Written 1829. Produced Graz, January 16, 1829. Text lost.
  5. Der Tod am Hochzeitstag oder Mann, Fran, Kind (Death on a Wedding Day or Man, Wife, Child). Drama. Written 1829. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt, August 18, 1829.
  6. Der unzusammenhdngende Zusammenhang (The Disconnected Connection). Farce. Written 1829. Produced Graz, January 28, 1830. Text lost.
  7. Magische Eilwagenreise durch die Komödienwelt (Magic Stagecoach Ride Through the World of Comedy). Farce. Written 1830. Produced Pressburg, March 13, 1830. Text lost.
  8. Fine Schüssel voll Faschingskrapfen (A Bowl of Carnival Doughnuts). Farce. Produced Pressburg, February 12, 1831. Text lost.
  9. Der gefühlvolle Kerkermeister oder Adelheid, die verfolgte Witwe (The Sensitive jailer or Adelheid the Persecuted Widow). Farce parody, 2 acts. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, March 7, 1832.
  10. Nagerl and Handschuh oder die Schicksale der Familie Maxenpfutsch (Nagerl and the Glove or the Destinies of the Maxenpfutsch Family). (Adaptation). Farce parody, 3 acts. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, March 23, 1932. Based on Charles-Guillaume Étienne's libretto to Nicolas Isouard's opera Cendrillon.
  11. Humoristische Eilwagenreise durch die Theaterwelt (Humorous Stagecoach Ride Through the Theatre World). Farce. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, May 23, 1832.
  12. Zampa der Tagedieb oder Die Brant von Gips (Zampa the Idler or the Bride of Gypsum). Farce parody. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, June 22, 1832.
  13. Der konfuse Zauberer oder Treue and Flatterhaftigkeit (The Muddled Wizard or Fidelity and Fickleness). Farce parody, 3 acts. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, Sept. 26, 1832.
  14. Die Zauberreise in die Ritterzeit oder die Obermütigen (The Magic Journey into the Days of Knights or the Exuberant Ones). Fairy-tale farce, 3 acts. Written 1832. Produced Vienna, Oct. 20, 1832.
  15. Genius, Schuster and Markör oder Die Pyramiden der Verzauberung (Genius, Shoemaker and Waiter or The Pyramids of Enchantment). Fairy-tale farce. Written 1832.
  16. Der Feenball oder Tischler, Schneider and Schlosser (The Fairy Ball or Carpenter, Tailor and Locksmith). Fairy-tale farce. Written 1832.
  17. Der Zauberer Februar (The Wizard February). Fairy-tale farce. Written 1833. Produced Vienna, February 12, 1833. Most of the text lost.
  18. Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus oder Das liederliche Kleeblatt (The Evil Spirit Lumpazivagabundus or The Roguish Trio). Fairy-tale farce, 3 acts. Written 1833. Published 1833. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 10, 1833.
  19. Robert der Teufel (Robert the Devil). (Adaptation). Farce parody, 3 acts. Written 1833. Produced Vienna, Oct. 9, 1833. Based on the libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne for the opera Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meverbeer.
  20. Tritschtratsch (Tittle-tattle). Farce, 1 act. Written 1833. Produced Vienna, November 20, 1833.
  21. Der Zauberer Sulphurelektromagnetikophosphoratus and die Fee Walburgiblocksbergiseptemtrionalis oder des ungeratenen Herm Sohnes Leben, Taten and Meinungen wie auch dessen Bestrafung in der Sklaverei and was sich alldort Ferneres mit ihm begab (The Wizard Sulphurelektromagnetikophosphoratus and the Fairy Walburgiblocksbergiseptemtrionalis or the Life, Deeds and Opinions of the Spoiled Mr. Son As Well As His Punishment in Slavery and All the Rest that Happened with Him There). Parody burlesque, 3 acts. Written 1834. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, January 17, 1834.
  22. Mü11er, Kohlenbrenner and Sesseltrdger oder Die Träume von Schale and Kern (The Miller, the Charcoal Burner and the Sedan-chair Bearer or The Dreams of Husk and Kernel). Farce with music, 3 acts. Written 1834. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 4, 1834.
  23. Das Verlobungsfest im Feenreiche oder die Gleichheit der Jahre (The Engagement Feast in Fairyland or the Equality of Years). Fairy-tale comedy. Written 1834.
  24. Die Gleichheit der Jahre (The Equality of Years). Farce. Written 1834. Produced Vienna, Oct. 8, 1834.
  25. Die Familien Zwirn, Knieriem and Leim oder Der Welt-UntergangsTag (The Zwirn, Knieriem and Leim Families or The Day the World Ended). Fairy-tale farce, 2 acts. Written 1834. Produced Vienna, November 6, 1834.
  26. Die Fahrt mit dem Dampfwagen (The Journey with the Steam Vehicle). Farce, 1 act. Written 1834. Produced Vienna, December 5, 1834.
  27. Weder Lorbeerbaum noch Bettelstab (Neither the Laurel nor the Beggar's Staff). (Adaptation). Farce parody, 3 acts. Written 1835. Produced Vienna, February 13, 1835. Based on Lorbeerbaum and Bettelstab, a melodrama by Karl von Holtei.
  28. Eulenspiegel oder Schabernack über Schabernack (Eulenspiegel or Trick after Trick). Farce, 4 acts. Written 1835. Published 1841. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 22, 1835.
  29. Zu ebener Erde and im ersten Stock oder Die Launen des Ghcks (Below and Above or The Whims of Fortune). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1835. Published 1838. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, Sept. 24, 1835. Based on Bonaventure, a vaudeville play by Charles-Désiré Dupeuty and Frédéric de Courcy.
  30. Der Treulose oder Saat and Ernte (The Faithless One or Sowing and Reaping). Morality play. Written 1836. Produced Vienna, March 5, 1836.
  31. Die beiden Nachtwandler oder Das Notwendige and das Überflüssige (The Two Sleepwalkers or The Essential and the Superfluous). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1836. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, May 6, 1836.
  32. Der Affe and der Brdutigam (The Ape and the Bridegroom). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1836. Produced Vienna, July 23, 1836.
  33. Eine Wohnung ist zu vermieten in der Stadt, Eine Wohnung ist zu verlassen in der Vorstadt, Eine Wohnung samt Garten ist zu haben in Hietzing (An Apartment to Let in the City, An Apartment to Vacate in the Suburb, An Apartment with Garden Is Available in Hietzing). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1836. Produced Vienna, January 17, 1837.
  34. Moppels Abenteuer im Viertel unter dem Wienerwald, in Neuseeland and Marocco (The Adventures of Moppel in the Vienna Woods, New Zealand, and Morocco). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1837. Produced Vienna, May 5, 1837.
  35. Das Haus der Temperamente (The House of Temperaments). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1837. Published 1891. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt, November 6, 1837.
  36. Glück, Misbrauch and Rückkehr oder Das Geheimnis des grauen Hauses (Luck, Misuse, and Return or The Mystery of the Gray House). (Adaptation). Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1838. Published 1845. Produced Vienna, March 10, 1838. Based on La maison blanche, a novel by Paul de Kock.
  37. Der Kobold oder Staberl im Feendienst (The Goblin or Staberl in the Service of the Fairies). Fairy-tale farce. Written 1838. Produced Vienna, April 19, 1838.
  38. Gegen Torheit gibt es kein Mittel (There's No Remedy Against Stupidity). Morality play, 3 acts. Written 1838. Published 1891. Produced Vienna, November 3, 1838.
  39. Die verhängnisvolle Faschingsnacht (The Fatal Carnival Night). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1839. Published 1841. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 13, 1839. Based on Ein Trauerspiel in Berlin, a melodrama by Holtei.
  40. Der Farber and sein Zwillingsbruder (The Dyer and His Twin Brother). (Adaptation). Farce. Written 1839. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, January 15, 1840. Based on Le brasseur de Preston, an opera libretto by Adolphe de Leuven and Léon Lhérie.
  41. Der Erbschliecher (The Legacy Hunter). (Adaptation). Farce. Written 1840. Produced Vienna, May 21, 1840. Based on La reine d'un jour, an operetta libretto by Scribe and the Marquis de Saint-Georges.
  42. Die zusammengestoppelte Komödie (The Patchwork Comedy). Farce. Written 1840. Produced Vienna, August 8, 1840. Text lost.
  43. Der Talismann oder Die Schicksalsperücken (The Talisman or The Wigs of Fate). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1840. Published 1841. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, December 16, 1840.
  44. Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt oder Ehrlich wdhrt am Idngsten (The Lass from the Suburb or Honesty Is the Best Policy). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1841. Published 1845. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, December 16, 1840.
  45. Einen Jux will er sich machen (He Intends to Have a Fling). (Adaptation). Farce, 4 acts. Written 1842. Published 1844. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, March 10, 1842. Based on the play A Day Well Spent, by John Oxenford.
  46. Die Ereignisse im Gasthofe (The Events in the Inn). Farce. Written 1842. Produced Vienna, May 3, 1842. Text lost.
  47. Die Papiere des Teufels oder der Zufall (The Devil's Papers or the Coincidence). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1842. Produced Vienna, November 17, 1842. Based on Les mémoires du diable, a farce by Etienne Arago and Paul Vermond.
  48. Liebesgeschichten and Heiratsachen (Love Affairs and Wedding Bells). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1843. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, March 23, 1843.
  49. Das Quodlibet verschiedener Jahrhunderte (Potpourri of Various Centuries). Farce. Written 1843. Produced Vienna, May 12, 1843.
  50. Nur Ruhe! (Just Keep Calm!). Farce. Written 1843. Published 1891. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Leopoldstadt, November 17, 1843.
  51. Eisenbahnheiraten oder Wien, Neustadt, Brünn (Railroad Marriages or Vienna, Neustadt, Brünn). (Adaptation). Farce. Written 1843. Published 1891. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, January 3, 1844. Based on Paris, Orléans et Rouen, a farce by Jean-François-Alfred Bayard and Victor Varin.
  52. Hinüber-herüber (That Way, This Way). Comic intermezzo, 1 act. Written 1844. Produced Vienna, March 16, 1844.
  53. Der Zerrissene (A Man Full of Nothing). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1844. Published 1845. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 9, 1844.
  54. Die beiden Herren Söhne (The Two Sons). Farce. Written 1844. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, January 16, 1845.
  55. Das Gewürzkrdmerkleeblatt oder Die unschuldigen Schuldigen (The Trio of Grocers or The Innocent Guilty Ones). (Adaptation). Farce. Written 1844. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, February 26, 1845. Based on Les trois épiciers, a farce by Joseph-Philippe Lockroy and Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois.
  56. Unverhofft (Unexpected). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1845. Published 1848. Produced Vienna, Theater an der Wien, April 23, 1845. Based on Boquillon d la recherche d'un père, a farce by Bayard and Philippe Dumanoir.
  57. Der Unbedeutende (The Insignificant One). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1846. Published 1849. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Leopoldstadt, May 2, 1846.
  58. Zwei ewige Juden für Einen (Two Eternal Jews for One); also known as Der fliegende Hollander zu Fuss (The Flying Dutchman on Foot). Burlesque. Written 1846. Produced Budapest, August 4, 1846.
  59. Der Schützling (The Protégé). Farce, 4 acts. Written 1847. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Leopoldstadt, April 9, 1847.
  60. Die schlimmen Buben in der Schule (The Naughty Schoolboys). (Adaptation). Burlesque, 1 act. Written 1847. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, December 10, 1847. Based on Le maitre d'école, a farce by Joseph-Philippe Lockroy and Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois.
  61. Martha oder die Mischmonder Markt-Mdgde-Mietung (Martha or the Mischmonder's Maidservant Market). (Adaptation). Farce parody. Written 1848. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, January 25, 1848. Based on Martha, a libretto by W. F. Riese and Saint-Georges for the opera by Friedrich von Flotow.
  62. Die Anverwandten (Relatives). (Adaptation). Farce, 5 acts. Written 1848. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, May 1, 1848. Based on Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.
  63. Freiheit im Krähwinkel* (Freedom Comes to Krähwinkel). Satirical comedy, 3 acts. Written 1848. Published 1849. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, July 1, 1848.
  64. Lady and Schneider (The Lady and the Tailor). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1849. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, February 6, 1849.
  65. Judith and Holofernes (Judith and Holofernes). (Adaptation). Parody farce, 1 act. Written 1849. Published 1891. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, March 13, 1849. Based on Judith, a tragedy by Friedrich Hebbel.
  66. Hällenangst (Mortal Fright). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1849. Produced Vienna, November 17, 1849. Based on Dominique ou le possédé, a farce by Jean-Baptiste d'Épagny and Jean-Henri Dupin.
  67. Der alte Mann mit der jungen Frau (Old Man, Young Wife). Folk drama, 4 acts. Written 1849. Published 1891. Revised version: Der Flüchtling (The Fugitive). Produced 1890.
  68. Sie sollen ihn nicht haben oder Der holldndische Bauer (They Shall Not Have Him or The Dutch Farmer). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1849. Produced Vienna, January 12, 1850.
  69. Karikaturen-Charivari mit Heiratszweck (The Caricature Hubbub with Marriage as a Goal). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1850. Produced Vienna, April 1, 1850.
  70. Alles will den Propheten sehen (Everybody Wants to See the Prophet). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1850. Produced Vienna, May 4, 1850.
  71. Verwickelte Geschichte (An Entangled Story). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1850. Produced Vienna, June 22, 1850.
  72. Mein Freund (My Friend). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1851. Produced Vienna, April 4, 1851.
  73. Der gutmütige Teufel oder Die Geschichte vom Bauer and von der Bäuerin (The Good-natured Devil or The Story of the Peasant and His Wife). Fairy-tale drama, 1 act. Written 1851. Produced Vienna, December 20, 1851.
  74. Kampl oder Das Mädchen mit Millionen and die Näherin (Kampl or The Millionairess and the Seamstress). Farce, 4 acts. Written 1852. Published 1852. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, March 29, 1852.
  75. Heimliches Geld, heimliche Liebe (Secret Money, Secret Love). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1853. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, March 16, 1853.
  76. Theaterg'schichten durch Liebe, Intrige, Geld and Dummheit (Theatre Stories on Love, Intrigue, Money, and Stupidity). Farce, 2 acts. Written 1854. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, February 1, 1854.
  77. Nur keck! (Be Bold!). (Adaptation). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1854. Based on London Assurance, a comedy by Dion Boucicault.
  78. Umsonst! (In Vain!). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1856. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, Mar: 3, 1857.
  79. Tannhäuser.(Adaptation). Farce parody, 3 acts. Written 1857. Published 1857. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, Oct. 31, 1857. Based on Tannhäuser, an opera libretto by Richard Wagner.
  80. Zeitvertreib (Pastime). Farce, 1 act. Written 1857. Published 1891.
  81. Lohengrin. (Adaptation). Farce parody. Written 1859. Produced Vienna, Carltheater, March 31, 1859. Based on Lohengrin, an opera libretto by Richard Wagner.
  82. Frühere Verhältnisse (Earlier Liaisons). Farce, 1 act. Written 1861. Produced Vienna, QuaiTheater, January 7, 1862.
  83. Häuptling Abendwind oder Das greuliche Festmahl (Chief Zephyr or The Frightful Banquet). (Adaptation). Farce, 1 act. Written 1861. Published 1912. Produced Vienna, QuaiTheater, February 1, 1862. Based on Vent du soir ou l'horrible festin, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach.