La vedova scaltra
| La vedova scaltra | |
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| Opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari | |
The composer in 1906
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| Translation | The Cunning Widow |
| Librettist | Mario Ghisalberti |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on |
La vedova scaltra by Carlo Goldoni |
| Premiere | 5 March 1931 Teatro Reale dell'Opera, Rome |
La vedova scaltra (English: The Cunning Widow) is an opera in three acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a text by Mario Ghisalberti, after Carlo Goldoni's original play (also called La vedova scaltra) first given in 1748.
It was first performed at the Teatro Reale dell'Opera in Rome on 5 March 1931, Director Gino Marinuzzi and opera director Marcello Govoni. It was revived in Venice, in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carlo Goldoni, in February 2007. This performance, with Anne-Lise Sollied, Maurizo Muraro and Emanuele D'Aguanno as the main soloists, has been recorded (see below).
The story is a comedy about a young widow courted by four suitors of different nationalities.
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