- L'equivoco stravagante
"L'equivoco stravagante" ("The Curious Misunderstanding") is an
opera ticdramma giocoso in two acts byGioacchino Rossini to an Italianlibretto byGaetano Gasbarri . It was Rossini's first attempt at writing a full two act opera.Performance history
"L'equivoco stravagante" was first performed at the
Teatro del Corso ,Bologna , on26 October 1811 . It was only performed three times before the police closed the production down, possibly because the text touched on the subject of army desertion. The music of the overture was subsequently lost.Roles
elected recordings
"'Rossini: "L'equivoco stravagante" - Czech Chamber Soloists
*Conductor:Alberto Zedda
*Principal singers: Petia Petrova, Marco Di Felice, Marco Vinco, Dario Schmunck, Monica Minarelli, Eduardo Santamaria
*Recording date: 14-16 July 2001
*Label: Naxos Opera Classics - (CD) 8.660087-88ources
*Osborne, Richard: "Equivoco stravagante, L'" in "The
New Grove Dictionary of Opera ", Stanley Sadie (Ed.). (London: MacMillan, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=26&Mese=10&Anno=1811&Giornata=&Testo=Equiv&Parola=Stringa AmadeusOnLine.net almanac]External links
* [http://www.karadar.com/Librettos/rossini_equivoco.html Italian libretto at Karadar.com]
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