Le donne rivali

Template:Cimarosa operas Le donne rivali is an intermezzo in two acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa with an Italian libretto by a now unknown poet. It is speculated that Giuseppe Petrosellini may have been the author of the libretto. The opera premiered at the Teatro Valle in Rome, Italy during Carnival in 1780. The original choreography was created by Alberto Cavos, the original costumes by Antonio Dian, and the original scenery by Domenico Fossati. Music critics particularly admire the final quintet that closes the opera. In recent years, Le donne rivali has been occasionally revived and recorded. In 1991, the Julliard Opera Center interwined the work with Mozart's unfinished opera Lo sposo deluso, which shares the same libretto, to make one large work.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 1780 Conductor:
Fernando	tenor	Giovanni Battista Dal Brazzo
Laurina	soprano	Teresa Vardenego
Sempronio Pippistrelli	baritone	Giacomo Pedrinelli
Don Annibale	tenor	Giuseppe Ignazio Ferrari
Emilai	soprano	Angela Gagni

Discography

• Le donne rivali with conductor Alberto Zedda and the Orchestra di Padova e Veneto. Cast includes: Alessandra Ruffini (Laurina), Anna Rita Taliento (Emilia), Emanuele Giannino (Annibale), Bruno Praticò (Sempronio) and Bruno Lazzaretti (Fernando). Recorded live in September 1994.