Il ricco d'un giorno

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Il ricco d'un giorno
Dramma giocoso by Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri 2.jpg
Antonio Salieri, engraving by Carl Traugott Riedel, 1802
Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte
LanguageItalian
Based onwork by Giovanni Bertati
Premiere
6 December 1784 (1784-12-06)
Burgtheater, Vienna

Il ricco d'un giorno is a dramma giocoso in three acts composed by Antonio Salieri. The Italian libretto was by Lorenzo Da Ponte after a work by Giovanni Bertati.

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Performance history

The opera was first given on 6 December 1784 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. [1]

Roles

CastVoice typePremiere, 6 December 1784 [1]
(Conductor: - )
Emilia soprano
Giacinto tenor
Strettonio bass
Doralicesoprano
Mascheronebass
Bertobass
Laurettasoprano

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References

  1. 1 2 "Il ricco d'un giorno di Salieri" . Retrieved May 28, 2019.