Product DescriptionThe operas of Joseph Haydn are far less known today than those of his
contemporaries Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 1787) and Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791). In 1790 Haydn was generally considered the
most famous composer of his age, but the relative obscurity of his operas in
comparison with his other works was also the case in the 18th century. How is it possible that Haydn s operas are still relatively unknown, despite a remark Empress Maria Theresia expressed upon hearing Haydns L Infeldelta Delusa
in 1773: If I want to hear good opera, I am going to Esterhaza!