Il trionfo dell'onore
Il trionfo dell'onore (The Triumph of Honour) is an
Teatro dei Fiorentini
, Naples, on 26 November 1718. It is Scarlatti's only known comic opera.
Roles
| Role | Voice type[1] | Premiere cast[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Albenori | en travesti )
|
Caterina Testi |
| Leonora Dorini | contralto | Petronilla Micheli |
| Erminio | soprano castrato | Biagio Stabile |
| Doralice Rosetti | soprano | Costanza Posterla |
| Flaminio Castravacca | tenor | (not known)[3]
|
| Cornelia Buffacci | tenor (en travesti) | Simone De Falco |
| Rosina Caruccia | contralto | Marianna Monti |
| Capitan Rodimarte Bombarda | bass | Giacomo D'Ambrosio |
Synopsis
- Act 1
- Ricardo Albenori, a dissolute young man, and his friend, the soldier Rodimarte Bombarda, arrive in Pisa, having escaped from Lucca where they had run into trouble with the law. In Lucca, Riccardo had also seduced Leonora Dorini before rejecting her in favour of Doralice Rossetti. Leonora has followed him and takes refuge with Cornelia Buffacci, Doralice's aunt. Doralice, too, is still pursuing Riccardo, who manages to convince her he loves her.
- Act 2
- Erminio, Leonora's brother who is in love with Doralice, arrives in Pisa. Leonora tells him how Riccardo, Erminio's friend, seduced her. He vows to avenge her. Leonora and Doralice quarrel over Riccardo.
- Act 3
- Riccardo plans to elope with Doralice but Erminio finds him and challenges him to a duel. Riccardo is wounded, repents his dissolute life and accepts Leonora's hand in marriage.
References
- ISBN 978-88-6073-184-5 (reproduced online at Opera Manager (in Italian))
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Il trionfo dell´onore, 26 November 1718". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ISBN 0-88946-413-8.
Further reading
- The Viking Opera Guide, ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Work details, Magazine de l'opéra baroque (in French)]