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A distinct musical setting of Metastasio’s libretto Alessandro nell’Indie by Baldassare Galuppi. Galuppi’s first setting, performed during the Mantua Carnival. The source does not provide a setting-specific plot synopsis; the libretto concerns Alexander’s campaign in India and the conflict involving King Porus, Cleofide, and their court.
A distinct setting or adaptation of Pietro Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto by Baldassare Galuppi. Galuppi’s first version premiered in Vienna in October 1748; the source gives either 16 or 27 October. No version-specific plot is supplied.
Baldassare Galuppi’s setting of Metastasio’s libretto Didone abbandonata includes the roles Didone, Enea, Selene, Araspe, Jarba, and Osmida.
Gustav escapes imprisonment in Denmark and hides in Dalarna, where he becomes a leader in the struggle against Danish rule and is elected king. In disguise as Learco, he becomes entangled with Ergilda and Dorisbe, later revealed as his cousin Clotilde.
Tritemio wants his daughter Eugenia to marry the wealthy farmer Nardo, though she loves Rinaldo. To keep Nardo away, housemaid Lesbina impersonates Eugenia, and Nardo falls in love with her. When he learns who she is, he accepts her; Lesbina arranges a double wedding for herself and Nardo and for Eugenia and Rinaldo, while Tritemio marries Nardo’s niece Lena.
The three-act dramma giocoso features would-be astrologer Ecclitico, credulous Buonafede, his daughters Flaminia and Clarice, maid Lisetta, Ernesto, and Ernesto’s servant Cecco.
A distinct musical setting of Metastasio’s libretto Alessandro nell’Indie by Baldassare Galuppi. Galuppi’s first setting, performed during the Mantua Carnival. The source does not provide a setting-specific plot synopsis; the libretto concerns Alexander’s campaign in India and the conflict involving King Porus, Cleofide, and their court.
A distinct setting or adaptation of Pietro Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto by Baldassare Galuppi. Galuppi’s first version premiered in Vienna in October 1748; the source gives either 16 or 27 October. No version-specific plot is supplied.
Baldassare Galuppi’s setting of Metastasio’s libretto Didone abbandonata includes the roles Didone, Enea, Selene, Araspe, Jarba, and Osmida.
Gustav escapes imprisonment in Denmark and hides in Dalarna, where he becomes a leader in the struggle against Danish rule and is elected king. In disguise as Learco, he becomes entangled with Ergilda and Dorisbe, later revealed as his cousin Clotilde.
Tritemio wants his daughter Eugenia to marry the wealthy farmer Nardo, though she loves Rinaldo. To keep Nardo away, housemaid Lesbina impersonates Eugenia, and Nardo falls in love with her. When he learns who she is, he accepts her; Lesbina arranges a double wedding for herself and Nardo and for Eugenia and Rinaldo, while Tritemio marries Nardo’s niece Lena.
The three-act dramma giocoso features would-be astrologer Ecclitico, credulous Buonafede, his daughters Flaminia and Clarice, maid Lisetta, Ernesto, and Ernesto’s servant Cecco.
The three-act comic opera has a cast including Agnesina, Zon-Zon (emperor of China), and Xunchia, among others. The entry does not describe the plot.
Poor lovers Giannino and Dorina scheme with innkeeper Falco to deceive treasure-seeker Don Poppone. Poppone mistakes them and the visiting Count and Countess for other guests, including Turks, amid a series of misunderstandings. Disguised as devils, Dorina and Giannino terrify and beat Poppone while pretending to search for his treasure. After the truth emerges, Falco explains the deception; Giannino inherits a fortune, Poppone forgives the couple, and agrees to marry Ghiandina.
Three-act opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio.
A distinct musical setting of Pietro Metastasio’s Siface re di Numidia libretto by Baldassare Galuppi. Premiered on 19 May 1762 at Teatro San Salvatore, Venice. The source provides no version-specific plot description.