Johann Christoph Frauendorff (also Frauendorf) (1 October 1664 – 22 October 1740) was a German librettist, lawyer and mayor of Naumburg.
Epitaph in the Wenceslas Church in Naumburg with portrait of Johann Christoph Frauendorff (above between angel and death) from 1707
Lifeedit
Born in Naumburg, Frauendorf was the son of the archdeacon of Naumburg Christoph Frauendorff († 1677) and his wife Johanna Susanna née. Berger.[1] After studying law and theology in Leipzig and Strasbourg (1683-1685), which he completed with theological (1688, 1692, 1693) and legal disputations (1694), he became a collegiate councillor in Wurzen in 1697 and between 1704 and 1718 he held the office of mayor of Naumburg in rotation every second year,[2] after he had been naturalised in Naumburg on 10 August 1698.[3] At this time he was also a court librettist and Saxe-Zeitz councillor in the service of the Dukes of Saxe-Zeitz, succeeding Heinrich Anselm von Ziegler und Kliphausen [de].[4]
He wrote his first opera libretto for Georg Caspar Schürmann's opera Das verstöhrte Troja, which was performed in 1706 at the Opera House at Hagenmarkt [de] in Braunschweig. In 1706, he wrote the libretto for the opera Telemaque performed at the Opernhaus vorm Salztor in Naumburg in the same year, for which Georg Caspar Schürmann also composed the music and Samuel Rudolph Behr[5] contributed ballet interludes. The opera was performed again in 1717 by both of them as Telemachus and Calypso, reworked, at the Braunschweig Opera[6] and was staged again in 1722 in Bayreuth. Whether he also directed the opera house in Naumburg is not clearly established.
He set himself in 1707 in the Wenzelskirche an epitaph with 4 portrait medallions depicting himself, his father, his mother and an Anna Christina Schlaf (probably his first wife).[7][8].
In 1708, he married Johanna Christiana Leyser (born 1686) and on 1 November 1709 his daughter Johanna Dorothea Frauendorf was born. In 1712, during his time in Naumburg, he came into conflict with the head priest there, Pastor Johann Martin Schamelius [de], (1668-1742) concerning religious questions.[9]
For the decoration of the Marienkirche in Naumburg, Frauendorf enlisted the Italian Bernhardo Brentani and the Nuremberg Wilhelm Rössel, paying a large part of their expenses himself.
In 1718, he applied, since he had lost his position with the dissolution of the secundogeniture Sachsen-Zeitz, he applied for further employment at Naumburg Abbey. This was probably unsuccessful, as he is named as Amtmann in Torgau in 1725.[10]
From the year 1729, an investigation against the former Amtmann Dr. Johann Christoph Frauendorf in Amt Torgau because of the existing deposits is still on record about him.[11]
Work (selection)edit
Title page of the libretto of the opera Telemaque, Naumburg 1706
Laurus Liliis Convallium Et Hyacinthis Interstincta, Palladio Saxo [de], Hoc Est ... Dn. Sophiae Mariae, Natae Landgrafiae Hassiae ... Elocatae Ducis Saxoniae ... Et Natali Eius Auspicatissimo Ipsis Nonis Maii, A.O.R. MDCLXXXII ... dedicata, Halle, 1682.
Disp. mor. de moralitate voti Iephtae. Georgius, Leipzig, 1686.
Exercitatio acad. de divina maiestatis origine. Georgius, Leipzig, 1687.
De Epistola Christi Ad Agbarum, Speciatim contra Theologum Anglum, Guil. Cave. Georgius, Leipzig, 1693.
Diss. inaug. de coacto fratris pro fratre testimonio. Meyerus, Altdorf, 1695.
Das verstöhrte Troja In einem Singe-Spiele vorgestellet/ Auf dem Grossen Braunschweigischen Theatro. Und Dem ... Hrn. Anthon Ulrichen/ Hertzogen zu Braunschw. und Lüneburg. Unterthänigst gewidmet. Braunschweig, 1703.
Telemaque Wurde Auff Hoch-Fürstl. gnädigsten Befehl Jn Einer Opera Auf den Naumburgischen Schau-Platze Jn der Petri-Pauli Messe Anno 1706 vorgestellet. Boßögel, Naumburg, 1706.
Schwedische und Sächsische Staats-Cantzley, in welcher alle diejenigen geheimen und andern Schriften, welche von der Zeit an, da der König in Schweden in Sachsen gerucket, bis an seinen Abmarch zwischen beyden Höfen gewechselt worden unverfälscht zu finden. Zur geheimen Erläuterung des damaligen Zustandes der Historie und des Landes von Sachsen. Riegel, Nürnberg, 1708.
Trauer- Und Todes-Gedancken Uber den Seeligen Hintritt Der Wohl-Edlen, Viel Ehr- und Tugend-begabten Frauen, Frauen Katharinen Elisabeth, geb. Frentzelin Des Weyland Wohl-Edlen, Groß-Achtbarn und Wohlgelahrten Herrn, Hrn. Friedrich Johanemanns Königl.-Pohln. und Chur-Fürstl. Sächß. wohl-meritirten Schul-Verwalters und Ambts-Steuer-Einnehmers zur Pforta, Wie auch E. Hoch-Edlen und Hoch-Weisen Raths zu Naumburg Ober-Cämmerers Hinterlassenen Frau Witben, als Dieselbe Den 15. Julii 1714. zu Ihrer Ruhe-Städte begleitet wurde, Nachgesetzter vornehmen Gönner, Freunde und Anverwandten. Brühl, Weißenfels, 1714.
Telemachus und Calypso : Jn einer Opera vorgestellet auf dem grossen Braunschweigischen Theatro Jn der Laurentii-Messe Anno 1717., Bartsch, Wolfenbüttel. 1717.
Telemach und Calypso, wurde ... an dem Carneval, welcher in d. 1722. Jahr zu Christian-Erlang gehalten ward ..., in e. musicalischen Opera auf d. grossen Theatro daselbst unterthänigst vorgestellet. Lober, Bayreuth, 1722.
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Johann Christoph Frauendorff also Frauendorf 1 October 1664 22 October 1740 was a German librettist lawyer and mayor of Naumburg Epitaph in the Wenceslas Church in Naumburg with portrait of Johann Christoph Frauendorff above between angel and death from 1707Life editBorn in Naumburg Frauendorf was the son of the archdeacon of Naumburg Christoph Frauendorff 1677 and his wife Johanna Susanna nee Berger 1 After studying law and theology in Leipzig and Strasbourg 1683 1685 which he completed with theological 1688 1692 1693 and legal disputations 1694 he became a collegiate councillor in Wurzen in 1697 and between 1704 and 1718 he held the office of mayor of Naumburg in rotation every second year 2 after he had been naturalised in Naumburg on 10 August 1698 3 At this time he was also a court librettist and Saxe Zeitz councillor in the service of the Dukes of Saxe Zeitz succeeding Heinrich Anselm von Ziegler und Kliphausen de 4 He wrote his first opera libretto for Georg Caspar Schurmann s opera Das verstohrte Troja which was performed in 1706 at the Opera House at Hagenmarkt de in Braunschweig In 1706 he wrote the libretto for the opera Telemaque performed at the Opernhaus vorm Salztor in Naumburg in the same year for which Georg Caspar Schurmann also composed the music and Samuel Rudolph Behr 5 contributed ballet interludes The opera was performed again in 1717 by both of them as Telemachus and Calypso reworked at the Braunschweig Opera 6 and was staged again in 1722 in Bayreuth Whether he also directed the opera house in Naumburg is not clearly established He set himself in 1707 in the Wenzelskirche an epitaph with 4 portrait medallions depicting himself his father his mother and an Anna Christina Schlaf probably his first wife 7 8 In 1708 he married Johanna Christiana Leyser born 1686 and on 1 November 1709 his daughter Johanna Dorothea Frauendorf was born In 1712 during his time in Naumburg he came into conflict with the head priest there Pastor Johann Martin Schamelius de 1668 1742 concerning religious questions 9 For the decoration of the Marienkirche in Naumburg Frauendorf enlisted the Italian Bernhardo Brentani and the Nuremberg Wilhelm Rossel paying a large part of their expenses himself In 1718 he applied since he had lost his position with the dissolution of the secundogeniture Sachsen Zeitz he applied for further employment at Naumburg Abbey This was probably unsuccessful as he is named as Amtmann in Torgau in 1725 10 From the year 1729 an investigation against the former Amtmann Dr Johann Christoph Frauendorf in Amt Torgau because of the existing deposits is still on record about him 11 Work selection edit nbsp Title page of the libretto of the opera Telemaque Naumburg 1706Laurus Liliis Convallium Et Hyacinthis Interstincta Palladio Saxo de Hoc Est Dn Sophiae Mariae Natae Landgrafiae Hassiae Elocatae Ducis Saxoniae Et Natali Eius Auspicatissimo Ipsis Nonis Maii A O R MDCLXXXII dedicata Halle 1682 Disp mor de moralitate voti Iephtae Georgius Leipzig 1686 Exercitatio acad de divina maiestatis origine Georgius Leipzig 1687 De Epistola Christi Ad Agbarum Speciatim contra Theologum Anglum Guil Cave Georgius Leipzig 1693 Diss inaug de coacto fratris pro fratre testimonio Meyerus Altdorf 1695 Das verstohrte Troja In einem Singe Spiele vorgestellet Auf dem Grossen Braunschweigischen Theatro Und Dem Hrn Anthon Ulrichen Hertzogen zu Braunschw und Luneburg Unterthanigst gewidmet Braunschweig 1703 Telemaque Wurde Auff Hoch Furstl gnadigsten Befehl Jn Einer Opera Auf den Naumburgischen Schau Platze Jn der Petri Pauli Messe Anno 1706 vorgestellet Bossogel Naumburg 1706 Schwedische und Sachsische Staats Cantzley in welcher alle diejenigen geheimen und andern Schriften welche von der Zeit an da der Konig in Schweden in Sachsen gerucket bis an seinen Abmarch zwischen beyden Hofen gewechselt worden unverfalscht zu finden Zur geheimen Erlauterung des damaligen Zustandes der Historie und des Landes von Sachsen Riegel Nurnberg 1708 Trauer Und Todes Gedancken Uber den Seeligen Hintritt Der Wohl Edlen Viel Ehr und Tugend begabten Frauen Frauen Katharinen Elisabeth geb Frentzelin Des Weyland Wohl Edlen Gross Achtbarn und Wohlgelahrten Herrn Hrn Friedrich Johanemanns Konigl Pohln und Chur Furstl Sachss wohl meritirten Schul Verwalters und Ambts Steuer Einnehmers zur Pforta Wie auch E Hoch Edlen und Hoch Weisen Raths zu Naumburg Ober Cammerers Hinterlassenen Frau Witben als Dieselbe Den 15 Julii 1714 zu Ihrer Ruhe Stadte begleitet wurde Nachgesetzter vornehmen Gonner Freunde und Anverwandten Bruhl Weissenfels 1714 Telemachus und Calypso Jn einer Opera vorgestellet auf dem grossen Braunschweigischen Theatro Jn der Laurentii Messe Anno 1717 Bartsch Wolfenbuttel 1717 Telemach und Calypso wurde an dem Carneval welcher in d 1722 Jahr zu Christian Erlang gehalten ward in e musicalischen Opera auf d grossen Theatro daselbst unterthanigst vorgestellet Lober Bayreuth 1722 References edit Johann Seifert Stammtafeln gelehrter Leute Zweyter Theil Hofmann Regensburg 1723 oS naumburg online de load history nol cn174x html website about the history of Naumburg Einburgerungseintrag Frauendorffs im Naumburger Burgerbuch 1698 Schriften der Gesellschaft fur Theatergeschichte VOl 63 Verlag der Gesellschaft Berlin 1965 pp 106 Hanna Walsdorf Marie Therese Mourey Tilden Russell ed Tauberts Rechtschaffener Tantzmeister Leipzig 1717 Frank amp Timme Berlin 2019 p 80 Christoph Schmitt Maass Fenelons Telemaque in der deutschsprachigen Aufklarung 1700 1832 Teilband I De Gruyter Berlin Boston 2018 pp 219ff Schriften der Gesellschaft fur Theatergeschichte Vol 63 Verlag der Gesellschaft Berlin 1965 p 248 website mentioning the epitaph o A Thuringen und der Harz mit ihren Merkwurdigkeiten Volkssagen und Legenden Sixth volume Eupel Sondershausen 1842 p 181 Schriften der Gesellschaft fur Theatergeschichte Vol 63 Verlag der Theatergesellschaft 1965 p 248 Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden Sachsen Bestand 10036 Finanzarchiv 47 02 23 14 Amt Torgau Rep A 25a I I Nr 3235 Portals nbsp Opera nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Christoph Frauendorff amp oldid 1033882461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
