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{{short description|Opera by Antonio Salieri}}
''La grotta di Trofonio'' is a comic opera in two acts composed by [[Antonio Salieri]] with an itallian libretto written by [[Giovanni Battista Casti]] . The work was first performed in Vienna, Austria at the Burgtheater on October 12, 1785. <ref>http://www.operamanager.com/cgi-bin/process.cgi?azione=ricerca&tipo=OP&id=10948</ref> The work has often been associated with [[Mozart]]'s ''[[Cosi Fan Tutte]]''.<ref>http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1706316,00.html#article_continue</ref>

{{Infobox opera
| name = {{lang|it|La grotta di Trofonio}}
| composer = [[Antonio Salieri]]
| image = Antonio Salieri 2.jpg
| image_upright = 0.9
| alt =
| caption = Antonio Salieri, engraving by {{nowrap|Carl Traugott Riedel, 1802}}
| translated_name = ''Trofonio's Cave''
| librettist = [[Giovanni Battista Casti]]
| language = Italian
| based_on =
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1785|10|12|df=y}}
| premiere_location = [[Burgtheater#History|Burgtheater]], Vienna
}}
'''''La grotta di Trofonio''''' (''Trofonio's Cave'') is an [[opera]], described as an ''opera comica'', in two acts (five scenes) composed by [[Antonio Salieri]] to an Italian [[libretto]] by [[Giovanni Battista Casti]].

The work was first performed in Vienna at the [[Burgtheater#History|Burgtheater]] on 12 October 1785.<ref>[http://www.operamanager.com/cgi-bin/process.cgi?azione=ricerca&tipo=OP&id=10948 Opera Manager - Opera: Antonio Salieri Grotta di Trofonio, La<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The similarity of the story of the opera may have influenced [[Lorenzo da Ponte]] when he wrote the libretto of [[Mozart]]'s ''[[Così fan tutte]]''.<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1706316,00.html#article_continue Salieri: La Grotta di Trofonio, Lallouette/Lausanne Opera Chorus/ Les Talens Lyriques/ Rousset | | Guardian Unlimited Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Roles==
==Roles==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Role
!Role
!Voice
!Voice type
!Premiere<br>October 12, 1785<ref>http://www.secm.org/newsletter/volume7.pdf</ref><br>
!Premiere cast<br />12 October 1785<ref>[http://www.secm.org/newsletter/volume7.pdf Vol7.indd<!-- Bot generated title-->]</ref>
!Revival<br />14 March 2005
!Revived version<br>March 14, 2005<ref>http://www.forumopera.com/critiques/salieri_rousset.html</ref><br>
|-
|-
|''Aristone'',
|Aristone
|[[Bass (vocal range)|Bass]]
|[[Bass (vocal range)|bass]]
|[[Francesco Bussani]]
|Francesco Bussani
|[[Olivier Lallouette]]
|Olivier Lallouette
|-
|-
|Dori, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with Plistene''
⚫
|''Artemidoro''
|[[Tenor]]
|[[soprano]]
|[[Vincenzo Calvesi]]
⚫
|[[Nikolaï Schukoff]]
⚫
|-
|''Dori''
⚫
|[[Soprano]]
|[[Celeste Coltellini]]
|[[Celeste Coltellini]]
|[[Marie Arnet]]
|Marie Arnet
|-
|-
|Ofelia, ''daughter of Aristone, in love with Artemidoro''
|''Ofelia''
|[[Soprano]]
|[[soprano]]
|[[Nancy Storace]]
|[[Nancy Storace]]
|[[Raffaella Milanesi]]
|Raffaella Milanesi
|-
|-
⚫
|Artemidoro
⚫
|''Plistene'',
|[[Tenor]]
|[[tenor]]
|[[Stefano Mandini]]
|[[Vincenzo Calvesi]]
⚫
|[[Nikolai Schukoff]]
⚫
|-
⚫
|Plistene
⚫
|[[tenor]]
|Stefano Mandini
|[[Mario Cassi]]
|[[Mario Cassi]]
|-
|-
|''Trofonio'',
|Trofonio, ''a magician''
|[[Bass (vocal range)|Bass]]
|[[Bass (vocal range)|bass]]
|[[Francesco Benucci]]
|[[Francesco Benucci]]
|[[Carlo Lepore]]
|Carlo Lepore
|-
|}
|}

==Synopsis==
Dori and Ofelia (sisters) are in love with Plistene and Artemidoro (friends). The two pairs have contrasting personalities: Dori and Plistene are extroverted and enthusiastic, Ofelia and Artemidoro are introverted and reserved. The magician Trofonio invites them to his magic cave where their characters are reversed, first the men and then the women. Eventually everything is sorted out and there is a happy ending.

==Recordings==
[[Les Talens Lyriques]] and Lausanne Opera Chorus
* Conductor: [[Christophe Rousset]]
* Principal singers: Olivier Lallouette, Raffaella Milanesi, Marie Arnet, [[Nikolai Schukoff]], Mario Cassi
* Recording date: (published 2005)
* Label: Ambroisie AMB 9986


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>

==Literature==

* Rice, John A (1992), 'Grotta di Trofonio, La' in ''The [[New Grove Dictionary of Opera]]'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{ISBN|0-333-73432-7}}

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Latest revision as of 14:27, 4 September 2023

La grotta di Trofonio
Opera by Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri, engraving by Carl Traugott Riedel, 1802
TranslationTrofonio's Cave
LibrettistGiovanni Battista Casti
LanguageItalian
Premiere
12 October 1785 (1785-10-12)
Burgtheater, Vienna

La grotta di Trofonio (Trofonio's Cave) is an opera, described as an opera comica, in two acts (five scenes) composed by Antonio Salieri to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti.

The work was first performed in Vienna at the Burgtheater on 12 October 1785.[1] The similarity of the story of the opera may have influenced Lorenzo da Ponte when he wrote the libretto of Mozart's Così fan tutte.[2]

Roles

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Role Voice type Premiere cast
12 October 1785[3] 		Revival
14 March 2005
Aristone bass Francesco Bussani Olivier Lallouette
Dori, daughter of Aristone, in love with Plistene soprano Celeste Coltellini Marie Arnet
Ofelia, daughter of Aristone, in love with Artemidoro soprano Nancy Storace Raffaella Milanesi
Artemidoro tenor Vincenzo Calvesi Nikolai Schukoff
Plistene tenor Stefano Mandini Mario Cassi
Trofonio, a magician bass Francesco Benucci Carlo Lepore

Synopsis

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Dori and Ofelia (sisters) are in love with Plistene and Artemidoro (friends). The two pairs have contrasting personalities: Dori and Plistene are extroverted and enthusiastic, Ofelia and Artemidoro are introverted and reserved. The magician Trofonio invites them to his magic cave where their characters are reversed, first the men and then the women. Eventually everything is sorted out and there is a happy ending.

Recordings

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Les Talens Lyriques and Lausanne Opera Chorus

  • Conductor: Christophe Rousset
  • Principal singers: Olivier Lallouette, Raffaella Milanesi, Marie Arnet, Nikolai Schukoff, Mario Cassi
  • Recording date: (published 2005)
  • Label: Ambroisie AMB 9986

References

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  1. ^ Opera Manager - Opera: Antonio Salieri Grotta di Trofonio, La
  2. ^ Salieri: La Grotta di Trofonio, Lallouette/Lausanne Opera Chorus/ Les Talens Lyriques/ Rousset | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
  3. ^ Vol7.indd

Literature

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  • Rice, John A (1992), 'Grotta di Trofonio, La' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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