sentences:  The opera was premiered in 1977, for the 125th anniversary of the Staatsoper Hannover.Klebe composed the opera for the 125th anniversary of the opera house of the Staatsoper Hannover in 1977, which was celebrated with three commissions of new works, also Wolfgang Rihm's "Faust und Yorick" and Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Jubiläum" for large orchestra.Klebe's wife, Lore Klebe, wrote the libretto based on the satiric story "Ein spaßiges Abenteuer" (A funny adventure) by Mikhail Zoshchenko.