Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode
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Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode ("While Two Dispute, the Third Enjoys") is a dramma giocoso in two acts by Giuseppe Sarti. The libretto was after Carlo Goldoni's Le nozze (The Marriage).
One aria from this opera, Come un agnello, is famously quoted by Mozart at the end of Don Giovanni.
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[edit] Performance history
It was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 14 September 1782. It became very successful, being produced under different names, in different languages, and in numerous European cities. The work also accumulated music composed by Pasquale Anfossi, Antonio Salieri, and Stephen Storace in addition to the composer himself.
[edit] Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Premiere, September 14, 1782 (Conductor:Unknown) |
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| Count Belfiore | bass | |
| Countess Belfiore | soprano | |
| Masotto, steward to the Count and Countess, in love with Dorina | tenor | |
| Dorina. a serving maid | soprano | |
| Titta, servant to the Count, also pursuing Dorina | baritone | |
| Mingone, the gardener, likewise interested in Dorina | tenor | |
| Livietta, the Countess's maid | soprano |
[edit] Synopsis
The opera has a story similar to Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro involving complex intriques between a pair of jealous, quarrelling aristocrats and their servants.
[edit] Source
Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode by John Platoff, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
[edit] External sites
- Del Teatro Italian synopsis, accessed 3 June 2008
- Opera Manager Page (Italian), accessed 3 June 2008
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