L'infedeltà delusa

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Operas by Joseph Haydn
Der krumme Teufel (1751) La canterina (1766) Lo speziale (1768) L'infedeltà delusa (1773) Il mondo della luna (1777) La vera costanza (1779) L'isola disabitata (1779) La fedeltà premiata (1781) Orlando paladino (1782) Armida (1784) L'anima del filosofo (1791)
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L'infedeltà delusa ("Deceit Outwitted") is an operatic burletta per musica by Joseph Haydn. The Italian libretto was by Marco Coltellini, perhaps reworked by Carl Friberth who also took part in the first performance.

[edit] Performance history

The earliest recorded performance, which may have been the premiere, was at Eszterháza on 26 July 1773. This was the name day of the Dowager Princess Estaházy and this date is given in the printed libretto. It was revived for the visit of Empress Maria Theresa on 1 September 1773, and again on 1 July 1774.

[edit] Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, July 26, 1773 (Conductor: - )
Vespina, sister of Nanni, in love with Nencio	soprano	Maddalena Friberth
Nanni, in love with Sandrina	bass	Christian Specht
Sandrina, in love with Nanni	soprano	Barbara Dichtler
Filippo, father of Sandrina	tenor	Carl Friberth
Nencio	tenor	Leopold Dichtler

[edit] Sources

• Branscombe, Peter (1992), 'Infedeltà delusa, L in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7