Le trame deluse (1786) by Domenico Cimarosa Orchestra - Sheet Music

SKU: BA.BA08396-01

ISBN 9790006577958. 12.99 x 10.24 inches. Text Language: Italian.

Domenico Cimarosa (1749–1801) was counted in his lifetime—and for decades thereafter—among the most frequently performed opera composers in the world. Cimarosa was especially at home in the genre of opera buffa, and his masterpiece "Il matrimonio segreto" remains a staple of the repertoire to this day. His musical comedy "Le trame deluse", first performed in Naples in 1786, likewise enjoyed brilliant success throughout Europe and was translated into numerous languages. No less a figure than Johann Wolfgang von Goethe adapted the opera in order to stage it at the Weimar Court Theatre in 1794. More than sixty years later, Gioachino Rossini would still describe "Le trame deluse" as "a truly excellent opera buffa," and even regarded it as "incomparably more significant" than "Il matrimonio segreto", as he revealed in an 1855 conversation with Ferdinand Hiller. in Rossini's view, the finale of the second act of "Le trame deluse" is "a real masterpiece."

The action of the opera takes place in Naples, in the home of the good-natured Don Artabano, who has reached an agreement with a wealthy merchant from Rome regarding the marriage of the merchant's daughter—still unknown to the prospective groom. The two crooks Don Nardo and Ortensia plan to rob the old man by having Ortensia pose as the promised bride and Nardo as her cousin. Although they manage to win Artabano's trust, the other members of the household—Dorinda, Olimpia, and Clicerio—gradually see through their scheme, and a sophisticated game of intrigue begins to unfold.

The score of this three-act opera comprises twenty musical numbers, including numerous complex ensemble scenes (two trios, a quartet, a quintet, and the two particularly expansive finales). The present critical edition is based on Cimarosa's autograph manuscript, housed in the library of the Naples Conservatory, which reflects the version performed at the Teatro Nuovo at its 1786 premiere. in addition, a total of thirteen complete copies preserved in European and North American libraries document the opera's various alternative versions.

Contents:

Vorwort
Einführung
Faksimiles
Libretto
Full Score
Personen
Orchesterbesetzung
Verzeichnis der Musikummern
Akt I
Akt II
Akt III
Kritischer Bericht
Quellen
Zur Edition
Anmerkungen

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