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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bastien und Bastienne (Bastien and Bastienna), K. 50 (1768)
- Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
Associated Music Publishers controls the rights in the English translation by Hamilton Benz for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- 40 min
- Libretto by F. W. Weiskern, a version of Favart’s parody of Rousseau’s “Le Devin du village.” Englis
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
Bastienne, a shepherdess believes that her lover Bastien has lost interest in her. He has moved to the city where he has been seduced by glamour and wealth. But Colas promises to help her win him back. By feigning indifference, Bastienne leads Bastien to the brink of suicide. Colas’s plan has worked and the pair finally reaffirm their love for each other.
Bastienne, a shepherdess believes that her lover Bastien has lost interest in her. He has moved to the city where he has been seduced by glamour and wealth. But Colas promises to help her win him back. By feigning indifference, Bastienne leads Bastien to the brink of suicide. Colas’s plan has worked and the pair finally reaffirm their love for each other.