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Revision as of 23:07, 21 May 2009 by Kleinzach (talk | contribs) (→Roles: short synopsis)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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, Austria at the Burgtheater on October 12, 1785. The work may have influenced Lorenzo da Ponte when he wrote the libretto of Mozart's Così fan tutte.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast October 12, 1785 |
Revival March 14, 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristone | bass | Francesco Bussani | Olivier Lallouette |
| Dori, daughter of Aristone, in love with Artemidoro | soprano | Celeste Coltellini | Marie Arnet |
| Ofelia, daughter of Aristone, in love with Plistene | soprano | Nancy Storace | Raffaella Milanesi |
| Artemidoro | tenor | Vincenzo Calvesi | Nikolaï 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.
References
- Opera Manager - Opera: Antonio Salieri Grotta di Trofonio, La
- Salieri: La Grotta di Trofonio, Lallouette/Lausanne Opera Chorus/ Les Talens Lyriques/ Rousset | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
- Vol7.indd
- Salieri - La Grotta di Trofonio - Rousset - Talens Lyriques
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