L'equivoco stravagante
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L'equivoco stravagante (The Curious Misunderstanding) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two act by Gioacchino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Gaetano Gasbarri. It was Rossini's first attempt at writing a full two act opera.
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[edit] Performance history
L'equivoco stravagante was first performed at the Teatro del Corso, Bologna, on 26 October 1811. It was only performed three times before the police closed the production down, possibly because the text touched on the subject of army desertion. The music of the overture was subsequently lost.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, October 26, 1811 (Conductor: Giuseppe Boschetti ) |
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| Gamberotto, a rich farmer | bass | Domenico Vaccani |
| Ernestina, literature-loving daughter of Gamberotto | contralto | Marietta Marcolini |
| Buralicchio, wealthy young man, promised to Ernestina | bass | Paolo Rosich |
| Ermanno, poor young man, in love with Ernestina | tenor | Tommaso Berti |
| Rosalia, Ernestina's maid' | mezzo-soprano | Angiola Chies |
| Frontino, Gamberotto's servant and confidant of Ermanno | tenor | Giuseppe Spirito |
[edit] Selected recordings
Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante - Czech Chamber Soloists
- Conductor: Alberto Zedda
- Principal singers: Petia Petrova, Marco Di Felice, Marco Vinco, Dario Schmunck, Monica Minarelli, Eduardo Santamaria
- Recording date: 14-16 July 2001
- Label: Naxos Opera Classics - (CD) 8.660087-88
[edit] Sources
- Osborne, Richard: "Equivoco stravagante, L'" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Stanley Sadie (Ed.). (London: MacMillan, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- AmadeusOnLine.net almanac
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