| Apollo et Hyacinthus | |
|---|---|
| Opera by W. A. Mozart | |
 The composer in 1777, by an unknown painter | |
| Librettist | Rufinus Widl |
| Language | Latin |
| Based on | Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| Premiere | 13 May 1767 Benedictine University, Salzburg |
Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38, is an opera in three acts written in 1767 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was 11 years old at the time. It is Mozart's first true opera (when one considers that Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots is simply a sacred drama). As is suggested by the name, the opera is based upon the Greek myth of Hyacinth and Apollo as told by Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Interpreting this work, Rufinus Widl wrote the libretto in Latin.