First performance 26 October 1811 | ||
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Similar Torvaldo e Dorliska, Ricciardo e Zoraide, Bianca e Falliero, Demetrio e Polibio, L'inganno felice | ||
Gioachino rossini opera l equivoco stravagante the curious misunderstanding
L'equivoco stravagante ([leˈkwiːvoko stravaˈɡante]; The Curious Misunderstanding) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Gaetano Gasbarri. It was Rossini's first attempt at writing a full two-act opera.
Contents
- Gioachino rossini opera l equivoco stravagante the curious misunderstanding
- Performance history
- Synopsis
- References
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.
The opera was first produced in the United States (in English translation as The Bizarre Deception) by the Bronx Opera in January 2004.
Synopsis
Place: ItalyTime: Early 19th CenturyErmanno loves Ernestina, who is attracted to the rich, but foolish, Buralicchio. Ermanno's scheming results in Ernestina being arrested on suspicion of having deserted from the army (and really being a man in disguise), but he rescues her, and all ends happily.