L'oca del Cairo (The Goose of Cairo or The Cairo Goose, K. 422) is an incomplete Italian opera buffa in three acts, begun by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in July 1783 but abandoned in October. The complete libretto by Giovanni Battista Varesco remains. Mozart composed seven of the ten numbers of the first act, plus some recitative, as well a sketch of the finale (lost); the extant music amounts to about 45 minutes.
| Librettist | Giovanni Battista Varesco (1735−1805) |
| Date of composition | 1784 (1783–84) |
| First published | 1855–61 Offenbach a./M.: Johann André (vocal score) |
| Type | Opera Buffa |
| Catalogue | KV 422 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice
- Solo voices ;
Orchestra Voice (Bass) - Don Pippo Voice (Soprano) - Donna Pantea, his wife, believed to be dead Voice (Soprano) - Celidora Voice (Tenor) - Biondello Voice (Soprano) - Calandrino, Donna Pantea's nephew, friend of Biondello and lover of Lavina Voice (Soprano) - Lavina, Celidora's companion Voice (Bass) - Chichibio, Don Pippo's major-domo, in love with Auretta Voice (Soprano) - Auretta |
| Autotranslations beta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: L'oca del Cairo, KV 422 "The Goose of Cairo; Die Gans von Cairo . Dramma giocoso per musica (NMA classification) ; Comische oper (RISM)" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: L'oca del Cairo, KV 422 "The Goose of Cairo; Die Gans von Cairo . Dramma giocoso per musica (NMA classification) ; Comische oper (RISM)" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: L'oca del Cairo, KV 422 "The Goose of Cairo; Die Gans von Cairo . Dramma giocoso per musica (NMA classification) ; Comische oper (RISM)" |