A Singspiel in Three Acts
Libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie the younger
(adapted from C. F. Breitzner's "Belmonte un Konstanze")
New English translation by Andrew Porter
An opera in three acts
The story is after a fairy tale from Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso;' the text of the opera, author unknown, is closely based on Riccardo Broschi's play 'L'isola d'Alcina' (Rome 1782).
English version by Stephen Wadsworth