Gli sposi malcontenti
Music by Stephen Storace
Gli sposi malcontenti (The Discontented Newly-weds) is an opera buffa in 2 acts composed by Stephen Storace to an Italian libretto by Gaetano Brunati. The opera, Storace's first, was first performed at the Burgtheater, Vienna, on 1 June 1785. At the time the composer was in Vienna in the company of his younger sister Nancy Storace who was engaged as a lead soprano in the Imperial Italian opera company. Emperor Joseph II greatly admired Nancy which led him to commission this work from the novice composer.
At the première, Nancy's voice failed during the performance, and it took her some weeks to recover. Nevertheless, the opera was a success, with further performances at the Burgtheater.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Gli sposi malcontenti", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
About the Composer
Stephen Storace is the composer of record for this opera.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Stephen Storace", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.