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FULL IL FORTUNATO INGANNO Los Angeles CA 2026 Pacific Opera Project
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Il fortunato inganno
- Composer: Donizetti Gaetano
- Libretto: Andrea Leone Tattola Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Garibaldina MB Society, Los Angeles, CA, PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT
- Recorded: September 6, 2026
- Type: Staged Opera Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Like POP’s hit 2024 production of Don Bucefalo, the story centers on the outsized personalities, eccentricities, and backstage antics of a small opera company preparing a new production. All the beloved comic tropes are here: young love thwarted by a fuddy-duddy guardian, prima donnas vying for attention, composers and librettists at odds, tenors… being tenors, and of course a clever disguise that sets everything hilariously right. Expect big laughs, playful staging, slapstick, and glorious singing.
This production is a full Italian night out! Table seating tickets include a plate of pasta and a glass of wine as this rarely heard Donizetti comedy unfolds just feet away. It’s opera, comedy, and dinner all rolled into one unforgettable evening.
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear this “lost” Donizetti comedy!
SYNOPSIS
Rehearsals are in full chaos at Lattanzio Lattrughelli’s opera company when romance adds fuel to the fire. Eugenia, a young actress, is in love with Edoardo, a cavalry lieutenant—but his gruff uncle, Colonel Franceschetti, refuses to let his nephew marry anyone from the stage. “Marry an artist?!?!? Never!”
Enter Aurelia, Eugenia’s clever aunt, with a performance of her own. Disguised as a glamorous countess, she convinces the Colonel she’s fallen for him, flatters his ego, and promptly changes his mind about the match. When the ruse is revealed, the Colonel sputters, fumes… and finally laughs it off. Love wins, the wedding is approved, and the show—of course—goes on.