• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Intermezzo in three acts. 1767.
• Libretto by Rufus Widl.
• First performance at the Benedictine University, Salzburg, on 13th May 1767.

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CHARACTERS

Oebalus, King of Lacedonia	tenor
Hyacinthus, his son	treble
Melia, his daughter	treble
Zephyrus	alto
Apollo	alto

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Hyacinthus, son of Oebalus, is killed by Zephyrus in an attempt to cast blame on Apollo, his rival for the hand of Melia, daughter of Oebalus. As he dies, Hyacinthus reveals the truth. Zephyrus is banished, Apollo and Melia marry and the god turns Hyacinthus into the flower that bears his name.

The 11-year-old Mozart wrote this first dramatic piece, with a Latin text by a member of the Salzburg University staff, for performance by a young student cast, including treble and alto boys’ voices for four of the leading parts, to which, even at this stage, he made little concession.