L'equivoco stravagante

  • Gamberotto, a nouveau riche Bauer - (baritone )
  • Ernestina, daughter of Gamberotto - (Alt )
  • Buralicchio selected as a Future for Ernestina - (Bass)
  • Ermanno, in love with Ernestina - (Tenor)
  • Rosalia, maid of Ernestina - (mezzo- soprano)
  • Frontino, Gamberottos servant and confidant Ermannos - (Tenor)
  • Farmers, writers, soldiers, servants Choir

L' equivoco stravagante is an opera buffa ( dramma giocoso per musica ) in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, sometimes also with a German titles such as " The Crazy confusion ", " The extravagant misunderstanding ", "The bizarre misunderstanding," " With List to the goal "or" The wrong bride " is provided. The libretto was written by Gaetano Gasbarri. The opera was premiered on October 26, 1811 at the Teatro del Corso in Bologna.

Action

Gamberotto, a newly rich farmer who has a future husband called Buralicchio selected for his daughter Ernestina, who is rich, but a little simple-minded. The literary very interested Ernestina but worshiped by the impoverished Ermanno, who appears to his beloved to be close, as a private tutor. In order to discredit the marriage aspirants, the rumor is spread by means of a forged letter, Ernestina was in fact a eunuch, who was dressed as a girl to avoid military service. Buralicchio turns then to the ostensibly disguised from and can arrest the alleged Ernesto, who is taken to prison. In a soldier's uniform, however Ermanno freed the innocent victim again. After further complications to the whole situation finally clears to the satisfaction of all parties and Ernestina and decide to marry Ermanno.

Performance history

In the audience, the opera was well received at its premiere in 1811. However, the censor found the piece for several reasons objectionable, in particular, they criticized ambiguous situations, a spoof of the wealthy and the military, and mockery of the castrati. Despite some changes in the text, the performance of the opera was banned after three performances in Bologna.

In the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, the opera Bad Wildbad ( Rossini in Wildbad ) 1993/94 and 2000, Hamburg- Altona 2001/ 02, New was performed occasionally, such as in Wexford ( Wexford Festival Opera) in 1968, Bern 1973 York ( Bronx Opera) 2004, Berlin ( German opera in concert) 2004 Pesaro ( Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro ) in 2002 and 2008, and in Riehen (Opera Festival Riehen ) 2011.

Discography

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