La contadina in corte
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La contadina in corte is an opera buffa in two acts by Antonio Sacchini, first performed at the Teatro Valle in Rome during the Carnival in 1765. The libretto was by Niccolò Tassi. It was a popular opera at the time of its first performance: by the 1780s it had been staged over 20 times in such diverse cities as Rome and Warsaw. Sacchini's original setting is an intermezzo with 4 roles.
[edit] References
- Mary Hunter: "La contadina in Corte", Grove Music Online ed L. Macy (Accessed 28 May 2007), grovemusic.com, subscription access.
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