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King Axur abducts Aspasia, wife of his commander Atar, but Atar learns the truth and disguises himself to reach her in the harem. After Axur sentences him to death, the people demand Atar’s release so he can defend the kingdom. Axur sees that he has lost their support, abdicates and commits suicide; Atar is proclaimed king.
In Naples, Don Alfonso wagers that the fiancées of two officers will prove unfaithful. Ferrando and Guglielmo pretend to leave for war, then return in disguise as Albanians and attempt to seduce each other’s fiancée. Dorabella and Fiordiligi eventually yield; the men reveal the deception, and the group forgives one another.
In Spain, the libertine nobleman Don Giovanni kills the Commendatore while escaping Donna Anna, then continues his seductions with the help of his servant Leporello. Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, Donna Elvira, Zerlina and Masetto confront him, but he repeatedly escapes. After inviting the Commendatore’s statue to dinner, Giovanni refuses its demand that he repent and is carried to Hell. The others resolve their futures and state the opera’s moral.
A two-act Italian opera buffa adapted from Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.
Ferramondo, a wealthy and bad-tempered old man, lives with his niece Angelica and nephew Giocondo. Angelica loves Valerio, but Giocondo’s wife Lucilla has spent the money needed for Angelica’s dowry. Giocondo proposes that Angelica enter a convent, while Ferramondo considers arranging her marriage to his friend Dorval. Misunderstandings about Angelica and Valerio fuel Ferramondo’s suspicions. Eventually Giocondo admits that Lucilla’s spending depleted their funds, and Ferramondo agrees to pay the dowry, let Lucilla stay in the household, and allow Angelica to marry Valerio.
A three-act Italian dramma giocoso by Antonio Salieri, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte after an earlier work by Giovanni Bertati.
Diana attempts to protect her island as a stronghold of chastity, but her defenses weaken when she encounters the handsome shepherd Doristo.
Over one day in a villa near Naples, the vain Ciprigna makes life miserable for her husband Bonario, his children, and their servants. Fiuta, Bonario's major domo, devises a series of schemes to curb her behavior. Ciprigna flirts with Lelio, who loves Isabella, and later plans to have Isabella abducted. Fiuta disguises himself as an ambassador who promises Ciprigna an imaginary kingdom. After being locked out in a storm, she asks forgiveness and agrees to change; the family reconciles.
Scottish lord Fideling searches for a lost noblewoman he once loved. Mayor’s daughter Lisotta is betrothed to Sandrino but believes she is the woman he seeks, while shepherdess Eurilla loves Fideling; Eurilla’s noble birth is revealed, and she and Fideling reunite.
On the day Figaro and Susanna are to marry, Count Almaviva pursues Susanna while her father schemes to stop the match. Susanna, Figaro, and the Countess plot to expose the Count. A lawsuit over Figaro’s debt reveals Marcellina and Bartolo are his parents, and the two older lovers marry. At night, the Count mistakes his wife in Susanna’s clothes for Susanna, while Figaro recognizes his disguised bride; when the true identities are revealed, the Count asks the Countess for forgiveness, and she grants it.
The mayor and Spanish Prince Don Giovanni both try to seduce Lilla, a virtuous peasant engaged to Lubino. The queen discovers what is happening and resolves the situation so Lilla can marry the man she loves.
King Axur abducts Aspasia, wife of his commander Atar, but Atar learns the truth and disguises himself to reach her in the harem. After Axur sentences him to death, the people demand Atar’s release so he can defend the kingdom. Axur sees that he has lost their support, abdicates and commits suicide; Atar is proclaimed king.
In Naples, Don Alfonso wagers that the fiancées of two officers will prove unfaithful. Ferrando and Guglielmo pretend to leave for war, then return in disguise as Albanians and attempt to seduce each other’s fiancée. Dorabella and Fiordiligi eventually yield; the men reveal the deception, and the group forgives one another.
In Spain, the libertine nobleman Don Giovanni kills the Commendatore while escaping Donna Anna, then continues his seductions with the help of his servant Leporello. Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, Donna Elvira, Zerlina and Masetto confront him, but he repeatedly escapes. After inviting the Commendatore’s statue to dinner, Giovanni refuses its demand that he repent and is carried to Hell. The others resolve their futures and state the opera’s moral.
A two-act Italian opera buffa adapted from Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.
Ferramondo, a wealthy and bad-tempered old man, lives with his niece Angelica and nephew Giocondo. Angelica loves Valerio, but Giocondo’s wife Lucilla has spent the money needed for Angelica’s dowry. Giocondo proposes that Angelica enter a convent, while Ferramondo considers arranging her marriage to his friend Dorval. Misunderstandings about Angelica and Valerio fuel Ferramondo’s suspicions. Eventually Giocondo admits that Lucilla’s spending depleted their funds, and Ferramondo agrees to pay the dowry, let Lucilla stay in the household, and allow Angelica to marry Valerio.
A three-act Italian dramma giocoso by Antonio Salieri, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte after an earlier work by Giovanni Bertati.
Diana attempts to protect her island as a stronghold of chastity, but her defenses weaken when she encounters the handsome shepherd Doristo.
Over one day in a villa near Naples, the vain Ciprigna makes life miserable for her husband Bonario, his children, and their servants. Fiuta, Bonario's major domo, devises a series of schemes to curb her behavior. Ciprigna flirts with Lelio, who loves Isabella, and later plans to have Isabella abducted. Fiuta disguises himself as an ambassador who promises Ciprigna an imaginary kingdom. After being locked out in a storm, she asks forgiveness and agrees to change; the family reconciles.
Scottish lord Fideling searches for a lost noblewoman he once loved. Mayor’s daughter Lisotta is betrothed to Sandrino but believes she is the woman he seeks, while shepherdess Eurilla loves Fideling; Eurilla’s noble birth is revealed, and she and Fideling reunite.
On the day Figaro and Susanna are to marry, Count Almaviva pursues Susanna while her father schemes to stop the match. Susanna, Figaro, and the Countess plot to expose the Count. A lawsuit over Figaro’s debt reveals Marcellina and Bartolo are his parents, and the two older lovers marry. At night, the Count mistakes his wife in Susanna’s clothes for Susanna, while Figaro recognizes his disguised bride; when the true identities are revealed, the Count asks the Countess for forgiveness, and she grants it.
The mayor and Spanish Prince Don Giovanni both try to seduce Lilla, a virtuous peasant engaged to Lubino. The queen discovers what is happening and resolves the situation so Lilla can marry the man she loves.