Zum Groß-Admiral (LoWV 74) is a comic opera in three acts by Albert Lortzing; it premiered on 13 December 1847 at the Altes Theater in Leipzig."Lortzing: zum Groß-Admiral – Oper konzertant mit dem Münchner Rundfunkorchester", Choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk (2019) (in German)
Plot The composer's libretto was based on a German translation by August Wilhelm Iffland of Alexandre Duval's La Jeunesse de Henri V. Henry, heir to the English throne, likes to escape from his duties and enjoys nocturnal adventures. But his wife Catharina and the Count of Rochester set a trap at the tavern The Great Admiral.
Recording Anett Fritsch, Bernhard Berchtold, Lavinia Dames, Jonathan Michie, Martin Blasius, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer : CPO 2019
References
External links
Libretto, Bavarian State Library