One aria from this opera, "A questo seno," is sometimes cut and sometimes moved to before or after the Trial Scene, and in it, a lecherous mayor who can't find his glasses is fooled into not recognizing an army deserter.
The character of the peddler Isacco in this opera was the model for Trabuco in Verdi's The Force of Destiny. One aria from this opera, "A questo seno," is sometimes cut and sometimes moved to before or after the Trial Scene, and in it, a lecherous mayor who can't find his glasses is fooled into not recognizing an army deserter. At one point in this opera, a man consigns some cutlery and asks for the resultant money to be put in a chestnut tree. Lucia almost foils an attempt to forbid Giannetto marry Ninetta, until the mystery of a missing spoon is solved by inspecting the bell tower, where the title character has been hiding shiny things its nest. For 10 points, name this opera by Rossini, titled for a brigandious bird.
The character of the peddler Isacco in this opera was the model for Trabuco in Verdi's The Force of Destiny.
The {Thieving Magpie} or La {Gazza ladra}