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and some of the arias which he had written for concert performances. This came to the attention of
Nicholas Payne, General Director of Opera North, who scheduled its première for 1991, the year of the
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This synopsis and the following list of musical numbers are based on information in the programme for two preview performances which took place on 7 and 11 January 1991, at the
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by Paul
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in 2006 for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, with the orchestra conducted by
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This article is about the opera with music by Mozart. For other uses, see
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a sketch for mechanical organ, K.615a, and a reprise from No. 1 above
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55:, on 19 February 1991. The conductor was
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564:L'astratto, ovvero Il giocator fortunato
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836:"Con ossequio, con rispetto", K.210
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608:"Dite almeno in che mancai", K.479
367:"You avow that you'll be faithful"
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730:"Per pietà, non ricercate" K.420
611:for insertion as in no. 8 above
582:"Alma grande e nobil cor", K.578
427:"Ah, se in ciel, benigne stelle"
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755:"No, che non sei capace", K.419
724:"Do not ask, in all compassion"
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151:Premiere cast, 19 February 1991
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679:"Take a look at Pantalone"
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484:"Un bacio di mano", K.541
259:Four characters from the
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39:out of various pieces by
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749:"No, che non sei capace"
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510:"Mandina amabile", K.480
455:"The goddess of fortune"
414:Il burbero di buon cuore
404:"Chi sà qual sia", K.582
398:"Can no-one explain it?"
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478:"A kiss on the fingers"
375:Voi avete un cor fedele
121:Bampton Classical Opera
41:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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1254:Der Schauspieldirektor
1134:Mitridate, re di Ponto
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555:"Clarice cara", K.256
549:"This young composer"
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516:La villanella rapita
493:Le gelosie fortunate
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948:References
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304:Singer(s)
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216:Pantalone
164:Colombina
154:Conductor
30:pasticcio
1214:Idomeneo
1018:31 March
1012:Archived
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587:Cimarosa
579:Composer
560:Piccinni
401:Composer
377:", K.217
318:Overture
255:Synopsis
220:baritone
177:Composer
111:(1994),
107:(1993),
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51:at the
1546:Operas
1511:Portal
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