Are both Der Freischütz and Der Barbier von Bagdad operas?
Der Barbier von Bagdad Der Barbier von Bagdad ("The Barber of Baghdad") is a comic opera in two acts by Peter Cornelius to a German libretto by the composer, based on "The Tale of the Tailor" and "The Barber’s Stories of his Six Brothers" in "One Thousand and One Nights". The first of three operas by Cornelius, the piece was first performed at the Hoftheater in Weimar on 15 December 1858.
Albert Lortzing Gustav Albert Lortzing (October 23, 1801 – January 21, 1851) was a German composer, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German "Spieloper", a form similar to the French "opéra comique", which grew out of the "Singspiel".