Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (complete title in historical spelling: Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebotes; The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment), K. 35, is a sacred musical play (geistliches Singspiel) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1767 when he was 11 years old. It is Mozart's first opera or, more specifically, sacred drama, as is suggested by the name. The libretto is now attributed to Ignatz Anton von Weiser (de), although Johann Adam Wieland or Jakob Anton Marianus Wimmer had been suggested earlier. (The title page of the libretto ascribes it only to "J.A.W.".) Only the first part of the opera was composed by Mozart; the second and third parts were contributed by Michael Haydn and Anton Cajetan Adlgasser respectively. However, these other two parts have not survived. Part 1 of the opera was first performed on March 12, 1767, in the Knight's Hall of the Palace of the Archbishop, the Salzburg Residenz. Part 2 was performed on March 19, and part 3 on March 26.

Librettist Ignaz Anton Weiser (1701–1785) (The libretto is now attributed to Ignaz Anton von Weiser, although Johann Adam Wieland or Jakob Anton Marianus Wimmer had been suggested earlier)
Date of composition 1767 (1766–67)
Premiered 1776, March 12th (Archbishop's Palace) in Salzburg, Austria
Type Singspiel
Catalogue KV 35
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice - Solo voices ;
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Gerechtigkeit, divine justice
Voice (Tenor) - Christgeist, spirit of Christianity
Voice (Soprano) - Barmherzigkeit, divine mercy
Voice (Tenor) - Ein lauer und hinnach eifriger Christ, a half-hearted but later zealous Christian
Voice (Soprano) - Weltgeist, worldliness
Autotranslations beta Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, KV 35 "Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebottes (The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment)"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, KV 35 "Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebottes (The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment)"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, KV 35 "Die Schuldigkeit Des ersten und fürnehmsten Gebottes (The Obligation of the First and Foremost Commandment)"