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La capricciosa corretta
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La capricciosa corretta is a comic opera in two acts composed by Vicente Martín y Soler. The libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte is based on the comedy La moglie in calzoni from 1728 by Jacopo Angelo Nelli.
Vicente Martín y Soler
Vicente Martín y Soler
Lorenzo Da Ponte in old age (detail from a portrait attributed to Samuel Morse)
Lorenzo Da Ponte in old age (detail from a portrait attributed to Samuel Morse)
Anna Morichelli who created the role of Ciprigna, the "capricious woman" of the opera's title
Anna Morichelli who created the role of Ciprigna, the "capricious woman" of the opera's title
Cover of the score for Ciprigna's Act 1 aria "Guardami un poco da capo a piedi" (Look at me a bit from head to toe), published in Naples c. 1798
Cover of the score for Ciprigna's Act 1 aria "Guardami un poco da capo a piedi" (Look at me a bit from head to toe), published in Naples c. 1798