La vera costanza
| La vera costanza | |
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| Opera by Joseph Haydn | |
Portrait of the composer by Thomas Hardy, in 1791
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| Description | dramma giocoso |
| Translation | True Constancy |
| Librettist | Francesco Puttini |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 25 April 1779 Eszterháza |
La vera costanza (True Constancy), Hob. 28/8, is an operatic dramma giocoso by Joseph Haydn. The Italian libretto was a shortened version of the one by Francesco Puttini set by Pasquale Anfossi for the opera of the same name given in Rome in 1776. The story explores the troubles of a sentimental heroine abandoned by a mad lover.
The work was written for the Eszterházy court and first performed on 25 April 1779. It was revived there in April 1785 when Haydn apparently had to re-create much of the opera from memory, the original having been largely lost. It was given in Bratislava, Budapest, Vienna and Brno between 1786 and 1792 under the title Der flatterhafte Liebhaber. In Paris in 1791, it was performed as Laurette.
The opera was recorded in May 1976 by Philips in association with the Radio Suisse Romande & European Broadcasting Union and in September 1990 on the [Brilliant Classics Label (Brilliant 93782/50-51)]. In 1980 the opera was given its United States premiere at the Caramoor Summer Music Festival with Kathryn Day as Rosina. Since 1980 the opera has revived on stage in Lyons (1980), Assisi (1982) Vienna (1982) Amsterdam (1990) and more recently, Reggio (2010) and London (2012). Bampton Classical Opera gave performances in 2004, in English.
The opera is scored for one (or two) flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, timpani, strings, continuo.
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