La finta semplice

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Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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La finta semplice (The Pretended Simpleton), K. 51 (46a) is an opera buffa in three acts for soloists and orchestra, composed in 1769 by then 13-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by the court poet Marco Coltellini based on an early work by Carlo Goldoni. It was performed at the court of Palace of the Archbishop, Salzburg, 1 May 1769.

Mozart composed the music using the model of comedy started by Philippe Destouches with La fausse Agnès, ou le Poète campagnard (1734). The form of libretto includes the introduction, a duet and three finals.

Contents

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, May 1, 1769
(Conductor: - )		 Intended Cast, 1768 (Vienna)
Fracasso, a Hungarian captain
lodging with Cassandro		 tenor Joseph Meissner Filippo Laschi
Rosina, his sister, a baroness soprano Maria Magdalena Haydn
Cassandro, a tyrannical misogynist bass Joseph Hornung Francesco Carattoli
Polidoro, his timid brother tenor Anton Franz Spitzeder
Giacinta, their sister,
evidently no longer young		 mezzo-soprano Maria Anna Braunhofer
Simone, Fracasso's orderly,
in love with Ninetta		 bass Felix Winter
Ninetta, Giacinta's maid soprano Maria Anna Fesemayer Antonia Wagerle Bernasconi

Synopsis

Place: Cassandro's estate near Cremona
Time: mid-18th century

Noted arias

  • "Chi mi vuol bene" - Ninetta in Act I
  • "Colla bocca e non col core" - Rosina in Act I
  • "Cosa ha mai la donna indosso" - Polidoro in Act I
  • "Ella vuole ed io torrei" - Cassandro in Act I
  • "Guarda la donna in viso" - Fracasso in Act I
  • "Non c'è al mondo" - Cassandro in Act I
  • "Marito io vorrei" - Giacinta in Act I
  • "Senti l'eco ove t'aggiri" - Rosina in Act I
  • "Troppa briga a prender moglie" - Simone in Act I
  • "Con certe persone" - Simone in Act II
  • "Ho sentito a dir di tutte" - Rosina in Act II
  • "In voi belle è leggiadria" - Fracasso in Act II
  • "Sposa cara" - Polidoro in Act II
  • "Ubriaco non son io" - Cassandro in Act II
  • "Un marito, donne care" - Ninetta in Act II
  • "Se a maritarmi arrivo" - Giacinta in Act II
  • "Amoretti che ascosi" - Rosina in Act II
  • "Che scompiglio" - Giacinta in Act III
  • "Nelle guerre d'amore" - Fracasso in Act III
  • "Sono in amore" - Ninetta in Act III
  • "Vieni, vieni, o mia Ninetta" - Simone in Act III

Selected recordings

  • W.A. Mozart: La Finta Semplice, Orfeo, 85843
  • W.A. Mozart: La Finta Semplice, Brillant alias Joan Records, BC 99726 (on 5 CDs)
  • W.A. Mozart: La Finta Semplice, Philips, 422528-2
  • W.A. Mozart: La Finta Semplice, DGG, 073 4251 (DVD video)

See also

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_finta_semplice"

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