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			{{short description\|Opera by Antonio Salieri}}
⚫	'''''La grotta di Trofonio''''' (''Trofonio's Cave'') is an ], described as an ''opera comica'', in two acts (five scenes) composed by ] to an ] ] by ].

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			\| translated_name = ''Trofonio's Cave''
			\| librettist = ]
			\| language = Italian
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			\| premiere_date = {{Start date\|1785\|10\|12\|df=y}}
			\| premiere_location = ], Vienna
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		⚫	'''''La grotta di Trofonio''''' (''Trofonio's Cave'') is an ], described as an ''opera comica'', in two acts (five scenes) composed by ] to an Italian ] by ].

		⚫	The work was first performed in Vienna at the ] on 12 October 1785.<ref></ref> The similarity of the story of the opera may have influenced ] when he wrote the libretto of ]'s '']''.<ref></ref>

	==Roles==		==Roles==
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	!Voice type		!Voice type
	!Premiere cast<br>October ~~12,~~ 1785<ref></ref~~><br~~>		!Premiere cast<br />12 October 1785<ref></ref>
			!Revival<br />14 March 2005
	!Revival<br>March 14, 2005<ref></ref><br>
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	\|Aristone		\|Aristone
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	\|Olivier Lallouette		\|Olivier Lallouette
	\|-		\|-
	\|Dori, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with ~~Artemidoro~~''		\|Dori, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with Plistene''
	\|]		\|]
	\|Celeste Coltellini		\|]
	\|Marie Arnet		\|Marie Arnet
	\|-		\|-
	\|Ofelia, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with ~~Plistene~~''		\|Ofelia, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with Artemidoro''
	\|]		\|]
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	\|Artemidoro		\|Artemidoro
	\|]		\|]
	\|Vincenzo Calvesi		\|]
	\|~~Nikolaï~~ Schukoff		\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Plistene		\|Plistene
	\|]		\|]
	\|Stefano Mandini		]
	\|Mario Cassi		\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Trofonio, ''a magician''		\|Trofonio, ''a magician''
	\|]		\|]
	\|Francesco Benucci		\|]
	\|Carlo Lepore		\|Carlo Lepore
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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Dori and Ofelia (sisters) are in love with Plistene and Artemidoro (friends). The two pairs have contrasting personalities: Dori and Plistene are extroverted and enthusiastic, Ofelia and Artemidoro are introverted and reserved. The magician Trofonio invites them to his magic cave where their characters are reversed, first the men and then the women. Eventually everything is sorted out and there is a happy ending.		Dori and Ofelia (sisters) are in love with Plistene and Artemidoro (friends). The two pairs have contrasting personalities: Dori and Plistene are extroverted and enthusiastic, Ofelia and Artemidoro are introverted and reserved. The magician Trofonio invites them to his magic cave where their characters are reversed, first the men and then the women. Eventually everything is sorted out and there is a happy ending.

			==Recordings==
			] and Lausanne Opera Chorus
			* Conductor: ]
			* Principal singers: Olivier Lallouette, Raffaella Milanesi, Marie Arnet, ], Mario Cassi
			* Recording date: (published 2005)
			* Label: Ambroisie AMB 9986

	==References==		==References==
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			==Literature==

			* Rice, John A (1992), 'Grotta di Trofonio, La' in ''The ]'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{ISBN\|0-333-73432-7}}

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Latest revision as of 03:44, 11 December 2024

Opera by Antonio Salieri

La grotta di Trofonio
Opera by Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri, engraving by Carl Traugott Riedel, 1802
Translation	Trofonio's Cave
Librettist	Giovanni Battista Casti
Language	Italian
Premiere	12 October 1785 (1785-10-12) Burgtheater, Vienna

La grotta di Trofonio (Trofonio's Cave) is an opera, described as an opera comica, in two acts (five scenes) composed by Antonio Salieri to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti.

The work was first performed in Vienna at the Burgtheater on 12 October 1785. The similarity of the story of the opera may have influenced Lorenzo da Ponte when he wrote the libretto of Mozart's Così fan tutte.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast 12 October 1785	Revival 14 March 2005
Aristone	bass	Francesco Bussani	Olivier Lallouette
Dori, daughter of Aristone, in love with Plistene	soprano	Celeste Coltellini	Marie Arnet
Ofelia, daughter of Aristone, in love with Artemidoro	soprano	Nancy Storace	Raffaella Milanesi
Artemidoro	tenor	Vincenzo Calvesi	Nikolai Schukoff
Plistene	tenor Stefano Mandini	Mario Cassi
Trofonio, a magician	bass	Francesco Benucci	Carlo Lepore

Synopsis

Dori and Ofelia (sisters) are in love with Plistene and Artemidoro (friends). The two pairs have contrasting personalities: Dori and Plistene are extroverted and enthusiastic, Ofelia and Artemidoro are introverted and reserved. The magician Trofonio invites them to his magic cave where their characters are reversed, first the men and then the women. Eventually everything is sorted out and there is a happy ending.

Recordings

Les Talens Lyriques and Lausanne Opera Chorus

Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Principal singers: Olivier Lallouette, Raffaella Milanesi, Marie Arnet, Nikolai Schukoff, Mario Cassi
Recording date: (published 2005)
Label: Ambroisie AMB 9986

References

Literature

Rice, John A (1992), 'Grotta di Trofonio, La' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

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