This was the equivalent of the German singspiel, where arias alternated with spoken dialogue. It contains spoken dialogue, which also classifies it as a "Singspiel" (literally, "singing play"). "the fathers of the German Singspiel". This proved to be no ordinary "Singspiel". Swain finished third behind Pilsudski and Singspiel. In 1780 he created the singspiel "Rosamunde" with the composer Anton Schweitzer. In Salzburg, dividing up a sacred singspiel between other composers was common. The opera is a "Singspiel", containing much spoken dialogue between distinct musical numbers. Less successful were his many Opera and Singspiel projects. All Along (1983), Singspiel (1996) and Chief Bearhart (1997). In its original form, the opera was a "Singspiel" in two acts. This relationship began in 1766 with performances of the Singspiel "" by Johann Adam Hiller. The opera takes the form of a Singspiel, mixing spoken dialogue and musical numbers. The opera was in the genre of Singspiel, with spoken dialogue rather than recitative. Performances of opera in Leipzig trace back to Singspiel performances beginning in the year 1693.