Opera in the Repertoire · Classical
L'incontro improvviso
Music by Joseph Haydn · libretto by Karl Friberth · premiered 1775 · at Eszterházy Palace
L’incontro improvviso (The unexpected encounter) (Hob. XXVIII:6) is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn first performed at Eszterháza on 29 August 1775 to mark the four-day visit of Archduke Ferdinand, Habsburg governor of Milan, and his consort Maria Beatrice d'Este. The opera is designated a dramma giocoso (a comic opera) and is an example of the then Austrian fascination with Turkish subjects.
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About the Composer
Joseph Haydn is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Joseph Haydn
- L'infedeltà delusa
- Il mondo della luna (1750)
- Der krumme Teufel (1751)
- La canterina (1760)
- Le pescatrici (1770)
- La vera costanza (1776)
- L'isola disabitata (1779)
- La fedeltà premiata (1781)