Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, August 3, 1777 (Conductor: Joseph Haydn) |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclitico, a would-be astrologer | tenor | |
| Ernesto, a cavalier | contralto castrato | Pietro Gherardi |
| Buonafede | bass | Benedetto Bianchi |
| Clarice, daughter of Buonafede | soprano | Catarina Poschwa |
| Flaminia, another daughter of Buonafede | soprano | Marianna Puttler |
| Lisetta, maid of Buonafede | mezzo-soprano | |
| Cecco, servant of Ernesto | tenor | Leopold Dichtler |
| Four scholars and noblemen | ||
The roles of Ecclitico and Lisetta were written for Guglielmo Jermoli and his wife Maria Jermoli, but they left Eszterháza shortly before the premiere.
The opera is scored for two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo.
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