Il ratto della sposa
Il ratto della sposa (The Kidnapped Fiancée) is an opera buffa in three acts by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. The Italian libretto was by Gaetano Martinelli.
Performance history[]
It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice in the autumn of 1765. A revised version was staged in London in 1768. The opera was successful and there were productions in succeeding decades, some entitled Lo sposo rapita or Il vecchio deluso.
Roles[]
Cast | Voice type | Premiere, autumn, 1765 (Conductor:Unknown) |
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Gaudenzio, a spendthrift | tenor | |
Aurora, Gaudenzio's sister, in love with Gentilino | mezzo-soprano | |
Donna Ortensia, Gaudenzio's employer, with designs on her employee | soprano | |
Dorina, Donna Ortensia's maid, attracted to Gaudenzio | soprano | |
Gentilino | tenor | |
Polidoro, a rich old man | tenor | |
Biondino, Polidoro's nephew | tenor |
References[]
- Hunter, Mary (1992), 'Ratto della sposa, ll' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
Categories:
- Operas
- Italian-language operas
- Opera buffa
- Operas by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
- 1765 operas