Haydn Il mondo della luna

Il mondo della luna The World on the Moon Hob 287 is an opera buffa by Joseph Haydn with a libretto written by Carlo Goldoni in 1750 first performed at Eszterháza Hungary on 3 August 1777 Goldonis libretto had previously been set by six other composers first by the composer Baldassare Galuppi and performed in Venice in the carnival of 1750 It was then adapted for Haydns version of the opera which would be performed during the wedding celebrations of Count Nikolaus Esterházy the younger son of Haydns patron Prince Nikolaus Esterházy and the Countess Maria Anna Wissenwolf It is sometimes performed as a singspiel under its German title Die Welt auf dem Monde