The Deluded Bridegroom - Lo sposo deluso

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The Story

(Late 18th Century) 

The scene is a drawing-room where we find a young lady, Bettina, betrothed against her will to the foolish but rich Pulcherio, newly succeeded to a dukedom. By pretending to faint, Bettina manages to postpone the wedding long enough for her impecunious lover, Almiro, to obtain proof that he is the true heir to the dukedom. Thus Almiro turns the tables on Pulcherio and the scheming lawyer, Bocconio. Though originally planned as a full length entertainment with chorus, this work was left largely incomplete at the composer’s death. The adaptation utilises Mozart’s fragments to make a chamber piece for four characters lasting half an hour.

 

Principal Characters

Bettina

Pulcherio

Almiro

Bocconio

 

Principal Musical Numbers

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