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Le donne curiose (English: The Inquisitive Women) is an opera in three acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a text by Luigi Sugana after Carlo Goldoni's play.
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It was first performed in Munich on 27 November 1903 in a German translation as Die neugierigen Frauen. The first performance in Italian was in New York on 3 January 1912 with a distinguished cast led by Arturo Toscanini, including Geraldine Farrar and Hermann Jadlowker. Tullio Serafin conducted the first performance in Milan on 16 January 1913.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 27 November 1903 (Conductor: Hugo Josef Rheinberger) |
First performance in Italian, 3 January 1912 (Conductor: Arturo Toscanini) |
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| Arlecchino | bass | Georg Sieglitz | Antonio Scotti |
| Beatrice | mezzo-soprano | Charlotte Huhn | Rita Fornia |
| Colombina | soprano | Hermine Bosetti | Geraldine Farrar |
| Florindo | tenor | Hans Koppe | Hermann Jadlowker |
| Leandro | tenor | Hans Breuer | Jeanne Maubourg |
| Lelio | baritone | Andres de Segurola | |
| Ottavio | bass | Paul Bender | Adam Didur |
| Pantalone | baritone | Friedrich Brodersen | Antonio Pini-Corsi |
| Rosaura | soprano | Ella Tordek | Bella Alten |
| Lunardo | bass | ||
| Mènego | bass | ||
| Mómolo | bass | ||
| Eleonora | soprano | ||
| Asdrubale | tenor | ||
| Almorò | tenor | ||
| Alvise | tenor | ||
| First gondolier | tenor | ||
| Second gondolier | bass |
The story is a comedy set in 18th-century Venice about two wives checking up on the goings-on at their husband's club.
vocal score at IMSLP