Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, K.35
Sacred Singspiel
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (complete title in historical spelling: Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebotes; The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment), K. 35, is a sacred musical play (geistliches Singspiel) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767 when he was 11 years old. It is Mozart's first opera or, more specifically, sacred drama, as is suggested by the name. The libretto is now attributed to Ignatz Anton von Weiser, although Johann Adam Wieland or Jakob Anton Marianus Wimmer had been suggested earlier. (The title page of the libretto ascribes it only to "J.A.W.".) Only the first part of the opera was composed by Mozart; the second and third parts were contributed by Michael Haydn and Anton Cajetan Adlgasser respectively. However, these other two parts have not survived. Part 1 of the opera was first performed on 12 March 1767, in the Knights' Hall of the Palace of the Archbishop, the Salzburg Residenz. Part 2 was performed on 19 March, and part 3 on 26 March.
Movements
Parte I
- Sinfonia
- Recitativo "Die Löblich' und gerechte bitte" (Gerechtigkeit, Christgeist, Barmherzigkeit)
- no. 1 Aria "Mit Jammer muß ich schauen" (Christgeist)
- Recitativo "So vieler Seelen Fall" (Barmherzigkeit, Gerechtigkeit)
- Recitativo "Wie, wer erwecket mich" (Christ, Weltgeist)
- no. 2 Aria "Ein ergrimmter Löwe brüllet" (Barmherzigkeit)
- Recitativo "Was glaubst du" (Bermherzigkeit, Gerechtigkeit, Christgeist)
- no. 3 Aria "Erwache, fauler Knecht" (Gerechtigkeit)
- Recitativo "Er reget sich" (Christgeist, Barmherzigkeit, Gerechtigkeit)
- no. 4 Aria "Hat der Schöpfer von Leben" (Weltgeist)
- Recitativo "Daß Träume Träume sind" (Christ)
- no. 5 Aria "Jener Donnerworte Kraft" (Christ)
- Recitativo "Ist dieses, o so zweifle nimmermehr" (Weltgeist, Christ, Christgeist)
- no. 6 Aria "Schildre einen Philosophen" (Weltgeist)
- no. 8 Terzetto "Laßt mir euer Gnade Schein" (Christgeist, Barmherzigkeit, Gerechtigkeit)
- Recitativo "Wen hör' ich nun hier in der Nähe" (Weltgeist, Christ, Christgeist)
- no. 7 Aria "Manches Übel will zuweilen" (Christgeist)
- Recitativo "Er halt mich einem Kranken gleich" (Christ, Christgeist, Weltgeist)
- Recitativo "Hast du nunmehr erfahren" (Barmherzigkeit, Christgeist, Gerechtigkeit)