Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali
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Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage), also known as Viva la mamma and Viva la Diva, is a dramma giocoso, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Domenico Gilardoni, adapted from Antonio Simeone Sografi's plays Le convenienze teatrali (1794) and Le inconvenienze teatrali (1800).
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Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali | |
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Opera by Gaetano Donizetti | |
Other title | Viva la mamma, Viva la Diva |
Librettist | Domenico Gilardoni |
Language | Italian |
Based on | plays by Antonio Simone Sografi |
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The title refers to the convenienze, which were the rules relating to the ranking of singers (primo, secondo, comprimario) in 19th-century Italian opera, and the number of scenes, arias etc. that they were entitled to expect.