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Opera by Antonio Salieri| La grotta di Trofonio | |
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| Opera by Antonio Salieri | |
 Antonio Salieri, engraving by Carl Traugott Riedel, 1802 | |
| Translation | Trofonio's Cave |
| Librettist | Giovanni Battista Casti |
| Language | Italian |
| 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. 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.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 12 October 1785 |
Revival 14 March 2005 |
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| 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 | Mario Cassi | |
| Trofonio, a magician | bass | Francesco Benucci | 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
- Opera Manager - Opera: Antonio Salieri Grotta di Trofonio, La
- Salieri: La Grotta di Trofonio, Lallouette/Lausanne Opera Chorus/ Les Talens Lyriques/ Rousset | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
- Vol7.indd
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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