On the other hand, some of his most popular Lieder, like "Gretchen am Spinnrade," were based on texts written for the theatre.
26) D 11, Singspiel Der Spiegelritter for five sopranos, three tenors, four basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1811?, in three acts?
7 and 23 from the 2nd version, in addition to a fragment of an orchestral postlude) D 137, Singspiel Adrast for soprano, tenor, bass, men's choir and orchestra (1817, in two or three acts?
; unfinished – thirteen numbers are extant: eight are complete, and five are sketches) D 190, Singspiel Der vierjährige Posten for soprano, three tenors, bass, one spoken role, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in one act: overture and eight numbers) D 220, Singspiel Fernando for two sopranos, tenor, two basses, one spoken role and orchestra (1815, in one act: seven numbers) D 239, Singspiel Claudine von Villa Bella for two sopranos, two tenors, two basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in three acts; incomplete – act 1: overture and eight numbers, is extant, as well as one number from act 2 and one number from act 3; remaining numbers were written, but are now lost) D 326, Singspiel Die Freunde von Salamanka for three sopranos, three tenors, six basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1815, in two acts: overture and eighteen numbers) Die Bürgschaft, D 435, is an opera for four sopranos, three tenors, three basses, two baritones, mixed choir and orchestra (1816, in three acts; unfinished – act 1: nine numbers, five numbers from act 2, and one number and one fragment from act 3 are extant) D 647, Singspiel Die Zwillingsbrüder for soprano, tenor, three basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1819, in one act: overture and ten numbers) D 701, Opera Sakuntala for fourteen sopranos, three altos, five tenors, nine basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1820, also appears as "Sakontala" or "Sacontala"; in three acts; unfinished – sketches of eleven numbers from acts 1 and 2 are extant) D 723, Duet and Aria for Hérold's Das Zauberglöckchen ['Nein, nein, nein, nein, das ist zu viel'; 'Der Tag entflieht, der Abend glüht'] for two tenors, bass and orchestra (1821) D 732, Opera Alfonso und Estrella for two sopranos, two tenors, bass, two baritones, mixed choir and orchestra (1821–1822, in three acts: overture and thirty-four numbers) D 787, Singspiel Die Verschworenen for four or five sopranos, two altos, two or three tenors, two basses, mixed choir and orchestra, Der häusliche Krieg (1823, in one act: eleven numbers) D 791, Opera Rüdiger for two tenors, men's choir and orchestra (1823, sketches of two numbers are extant) D 796, Opera Fierabras for three sopranos, three tenors, three basses, baritone, one spoken role, mixed choir and orchestra (1823, also appears as "Fierrabras"; in three acts: overture and twenty-three numbers; first published as Op.
for two sopranos, tenor, bass and orchestra (1819–1821?, also appears as "Sophie"; title and text author unknown; sketches of three numbers are extant) When a student of Salieri, Schubert set several excerpts of Italian libretti by Metastasio.