 Mendelssohn wrote some Singspiels for family performance in his youth . His opera Die beiden Neffen ( The Two Nephews ) was rehearsed for him on his 15th birthday . 1829 saw Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde ( Son and Stranger or Return of the Roamer ) , a comedy of mistaken identity written in honor of his parents ' silver anniversary and unpublished during his lifetime . In 1825 he wrote a more sophisticated work , Die Hochzeit des Camacho ( Camacho 's Wedding ) , based on an episode in Don Quixote , for public consumption . It was produced in Berlin in 1827 , but coolly received . Mendelssohn left the theatre before the conclusion of the first performance , and subsequent performances were cancelled . 
