Bastien und Bastienne by an unverified account of Nissen), it was not revived again until 1890. It is not clear whether this piece was performed in Mozart's lifetime. The first known performance was on 2 October 1890 at Architektenhaus in Berlin. The opera is written in both French and German manners. Many of the melodies are French in manner, but Bastienne's first aria is true German lied. This melody is also used in Mozart's Trio in G for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, K. 564 (1788). Another purely German lied is Bastienne's aria "I feel certain of his heart". Mozart utilizes the orchestra sparingly,
Janko Kastelic In 2002 he won the position as an assistant in the Vienna State Opera, where he also conducted performances of "Das Traumfresserchen", "Aladdin" and "Bastien und Bastienne". He has prepared works for the Klangbogen Festival Vienna and the Salzburger Festspiele and was the conductor of the TU Orchester Wien, where he led novel orchestra concerts focusing on French and Classical repertoire. He was responsible for the demanding choruses in "Moses und Aron" by Arnold Schoenberg at the Vienna State Opera in March 2007. In 2008 he conducted performances of "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss at the Musik Theater Schönbrunn in