L'ajo nell'imbarazzo
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L'ajo nell'imbarazzo (The tutor in a jam) is a melodramma giocoso, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, after the Giovanni Giraud play (1807). It premiered at the Teatro Valle, Rome on February 4, 1824. Soon after, Donizetti revised it as Don Gregorio, which premiered at the Teatro Nuovo, Naples on June 11, 1826.
Roles
| Premiere, February 4, 1824 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Madama Gilda Talemanni, Enrico's wife | soprano | |
| Old Marquis Giulio | baritone | |
| Marquis Enrico, son of Giulio | tenor | |
| Marquis Pippetto, son of Giulio | tenor | |
| Don Gregorio Cordebono | buffo | |
| Leonarda, elderly maid | mezzo-soprano | |
| Simone, servant | bass | |
| Servants and waiters of the Marquis | ||
Synopsis
Recordings
- [link] Bruno Campanella conducting the Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra with Alessandro Corbelli, Aracelly Haengel, Delfo Menicucci, Enzo Dara, Luciana Serra, Paolo Barbacini, Vito Gobbi, 2000 (Warner Fonit Cetra)
External Links
- [Libretto] (Italian)
- [IMDb entry] on filmed production
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