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 |
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