Il Trespolo tutore
Il Trespolo tutore (Trespolo the Tutor) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Alessandro Stradella with a libretto by Giovanni Cosimo Villifranchi. It was first performed at the Teatro Falcone, Genoa on 30 or 31 January, 1679. It is considered one of the first Italian comic operas.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Trespolo | bass | Giovanni Battista Petriccioli |
| Artemisia his pupil | soprano | Caterina Angela Botteghi |
| Ciro | castrato (soprano) | Marcantonio Orrigoni |
| Nino Ciro's brother | castrato (contralto) | Francesco Vallerini |
| Simona nurse and servant to Nino | tenor (en travesti) | Francesco Guerra |
| Despina Simona's daughter | soprano | Annuccia |
Synopsis
Artemisia is in love with her tutor Trespolo but he is too dull-witted to realise this and is in love with the serving-maid Despina instead. Two brothers, Ciro and Nino, are in love with Artemisia; one of them goes mad and the other, who has been insane, is cured. The plot becomes more and more farcically complicated until, in the end, Trespolo marries Despina and Artemisia marries Ciro.
Sources
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco?r=&alm_giorno=30&alm_mese=01&alm_anno=1679&alm_testo=Il_Trespolo_tutore "Il Trespolo tutore, 30 January 1679"]. Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
- The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Del Teatro (in Italian)
- Magazine de l'opéra baroque (in French)
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