L'isola disabitata (The desert island), Hob. 28/9, is an opera (azione teatrale in due parte) by Joseph Haydn, his tenth opera, written for the Eszterházy court and premiered on 6 December 1779. The libretto by Metastasio, the only one by that author Haydn set, was previously set by Giuseppe Bonno and subsequently used by Manuel García. Nino Rota has set excerpts to music as well.
| Librettist | Pietro Metastasio |
| Premiered | 1779, December 6th in Fert?d, Hungary |
| Type | Opera |
| Tonality | G Minor |
| Catalogue | Hob. XXVIII:9 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Orchestra
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Costanza Voice (Baritone) - Enrico Voice (Tenor) - Gernando Voice (Soprano) - Silvia |
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Joseph Haydn: L'isola disabitata - Azione teatrale en sol mineur, Hob. XXVIII:9 "(The desert island)" Franz Joseph Haydn: L'isola disabitata - Azione teatrale in sol minore, Hob. XXVIII:9 "(The desert island)" Joseph Haydn: L'isola disabitata - Azione teatrale g-moll, Hob. XXVIII:9 "(The desert island)" |