Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
Merchant and writer of comedies.
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| Intro | Merchant and writer of comedies. | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Musician Librettist Author Writer Composer | |
| Work field | Literature Music | |
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| Birth | 10 December 1748, Leipzig, Leipzig District, German Democratic Republic | |
| Death | 31 August 1807Leipzig, Leipzig District, German Democratic Republic (aged 58 years) |
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Christoph Friedrich Bretzner (10 December 1748 – 31 August 1807) was a Leipzig merchant famous for writing the libretto to a singspiel Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail, produced in Berlin and adapted in 1782 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gottlieb Stephanie as Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He died on 31 August 1807 after arriving for a theatrical performance in Leipzig.