Thread: Did Mendelssohn write an opera worth listening to?

Just curious, but I've been exploring Mendelssohn a bit lately and was wondering if any of the (4?) operas he wrote was worth listening to, or are recorded on cd someplace?

You may already know this, Manok, but there is some of his operas on youtube. I notice some have been taken down. But this one is still there, highlights from Die Hochzeit des Camacho -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nse_MBXyeqI

I honestly did not know Mendelssohn did opera.

Thanks for the heads up.

I wasn't aware that Mendelssohn had written any operas, either. Some more exploring to do . . .

I'd be tempted to check out the last one that he wrote in 1829 (actually described as a liederspiel) - I just wonder whether the earlier ones, especially the first two, lack sufficient individuality to be of more than cursory interest due to his young age? Pity he didn't live to really get cracking on Die Loreley, though.