La grotta di Trofonio

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La grotta di Trofonio is an 18th-century comic opera by Antonio Salieri, known for its fantastical plot involving a magical cave that transforms the personalities of those who enter it.

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La grotta di Trofonio canonical 1
The Cave of Trophonius 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opera
basedOn legend of Trophonius
centralMotif magical cave
character Aristone
Artemidoro
Dori
Ofelia
linked to: Ana Ofelia

Plistene
Trofonio
composer Antonio Salieri
countryOfOrigin Austria
dramaticCategory dramma giocoso
era 18th century
firstPerformanceLocation Vienna
firstPerformanceTheatre Burgtheater
linked to: Burgtheater, Vienna
genre opera buffa
hasLibrettoForm verse
hasOrchestration classical orchestra
hasTheme identity and personality change
love and misunderstanding
magic and illusion
hasType singspiel-like Italian opera
historicalContext late 18th-century Viennese opera
influencedBy Classical mythology
language Italian
librettist Giovanni Battista Casti
notableFor comic transformations of characters’ personalities
early use of fantasy elements in opera buffa
numberOfActs 2
originalNetwork Vienna
originalTitleLanguage Italian
partOf Antonio Salieri’s operatic output
performancePractice sung in Italian
period Classical era
plotFeature cave that transforms personalities
premiereDate 1785-10-12
premiereYear 1785
setting ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
structure two-act opera
style comic
fantastical
timePeriodOfComposition 1780s
titleTranslation The Cave of Trophonius
workOf Antonio Salieri

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Antonio Salieri notableWork La grotta di Trofonio
La grotta di Trofonio titleTranslation The Cave of Trophonius
linked to: La grotta di Trofonio