Rossini called his opera a farsa, although as Richard Osborne explains: "Its designation as a farsa is misleading in the light of its semiseria status as a romantic melodrama with buffo elements." The work has much in common with French Revolutionary operas such as Cherubini's Les deux journées.
| Original Name | L'inganno felice |
| Librettist | Giuseppe Maria Foppa |
| Date of composition | 1812 |
| Premiered | 1812, January 8th (Teatro San Moisè) in Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| First published | 1812 |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Isabella Voice (Tenor) - Duca Bertrando Voice (Bass) - or Baritone- Batone Voice (Bass) - Tarabotto Voice (Bass) - or Baritone- Ormondo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Gioachino Rossini: The Fortunate Deception "Farsa in un atto" Gioachino Rossini: The Fortunate Deception "Farsa in un atto" Gioachino Rossini: The Fortunate Deception "Farsa in un atto" |