L'equivoco stravagante (Italian pronunciation: [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.

Original Name L'equivoco stravagante
Librettist Gaetano Gasbarri
Date of composition 1811
Premiered 1811, October 26th (Teatro del Corso) in Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
First published 1851
Type Dramma Giocoso
Instruments Voice (Bass) - Gamberotto, a rich farmer
Voice (Contralto) - Ernestina, literature-loving daughter of Gamberotto
Voice (Bass) - Buralicchio, wealthy young man, promised to Ernestina
Voice (Tenor) - Ermanno, poor young man, in love with Ernestina
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Rosalia, Ernestina's maid'
Voice (Tenor) - Frontino, Gamberotto's servant and confidant of Ermanno
Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Gioachino Rossini: The Curious Misunderstanding
Gioachino Rossini: The Curious Misunderstanding
Gioachino Rossini: The Curious Misunderstanding