Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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WHI7E DONNE CURIOSE THE CLUB, ACT I (German) DIE NEUGIERIGEN FRAUEN (Italian) LE DONNE CURIOSE (Don-neh Koo-ree-oh-seh) INQUISITIVE WOMEN MUSICAL COMEDY IN THREE ACTS Libretto by Luigi Sugana, after Carlo Goldoni; music by Ermanna Wolf-Ferrari.Produced in Munich November 27, 1903, as Die Neugierigen Frauen. First production inAmerica at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, January 3, 1912, with Farrar, Jadlow-ker, Scotti, Fornia and Lambert Murphy. Characters OTTAVIO, a rich Venetian Bass BEATRICE, his wife Mezzo-Soprano ROSAURA, his daughter Soprano FLORINDO, betrothed to Rosaura Tenor PANTALONE, a Venetian merchant Buffo-Baritone LELIO, \, . c • j /Baritone LEANDRO, ;hlS fends • • • ; \ Tenor COLOMBINA, Rosauras maid Soprano ELEANORA, wife to Lelio Soprano ARLECCHINO, servant to Pantalone Buffo-Bass Servants, gondoliers, men and women of the populace. Time and Place : Venice ; the middle of the eighteenth century.96 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OP ER A—INQU IS ITI VE WOMEN
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Le Donne Curiose is a genuine comedy. Theplot is very simple, and deals with the schem-ing of Beatrice, Rosaura, Eleanora and Colombinato gain entrance to the Friendship Clubhouse,of which their husbands and lovers are mem-bers. Over the door of the club may be seenthe motto, No Women Admitted. Eachwoman has her own theory as to the doingsbehind closed doors, and they seek in variousways to gain an entrance. In reality the menare enjoying themselves with simple masculinepleasures, and chuckling over the intense curiosityof their wives and sweethearts. With the help of Colombina and Arlecchino,and by luring the keys from the pocket ofone of the members, the ladies finally succeedin making an entrance within the sacred walls,and are surprised to find the men enjoyingthemselves harmlessly at dinner. On being dis-covered by the husbands they are forgiven, andthe evening ends happily with a merry dance. The Victor offers an air from Act II—the loveduet of Rosaura and Florindo, sung after

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