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Antonino Fogliani

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Rossini: The Opera *The Happy Mistake*Sylvia Dalla Benetta, Lorenzo RegazzoAntonio Foliani & Virtuosi BrunensisBert Wildbert Rossini Music Festival 2015Rossini, who made his debut as an opera composer at the age of 18, composed several one-act farces during this period; all were highly acclaimed and paved the way for his subsequent brilliant success. This Fortunate Mistake, which premiered in 1812, is a fast-paced comedy depicting the commotion caused by Duchess Isabellawho has been the subject of unfounded rumorsand her enraged husband, Bertrand. That said, the premisein which a husband, suspecting his wife of infidelity, puts her in a small boat and sets her adrift at seais certainly quite extreme…Bad Wildbad, Germany, is known alongside Pesaro as a Rossini mecca. Here, too, the Rossini Festival has been held annually since 1989 and is famous for drawing huge crowds of fans. The 2015 p