by the composition of Mederitsch (1st act) and Peter von Winter (2nd act) Schikaneder hat a great financial success with this opera which had 64 performances from 1797-10-25 until 1801. Nevertheless one critic was desolate for Mederitsch….

from Austrian music dictionary

Josefa Hofer sang @ world premiere 25. Oct. 1797 the Queen of Babylon and later 24 performances, in 1801 another 11 performances, see Mozarteums Mitteilungen S. 15/16