La dama boba (opera) explained

La dama boba is a commedia lirica by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari in 3 acts to a libretto by Mario Ghisalberti, after Lope de Vega's 1613 play of the same title. It was premiered 1 February 1939 at La Scala, Milan under, with Mafalda Favero in the lead role.^{[1] [2]} There are several recordings of the overture, one by Nello Santi conducting Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris [Decca 480 5374].

Notes and References

1. David Mason Greene Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers -0385142781 1985- Page 1044 "Perhaps sensing that his operatic sun had set, Wolf-Ferrari took up writing orchestral and chamber music again, including a violin concerto, a cello concerto and a short symphony. His final operas were La Dama boba (The Silly Lady, after Lope de Vega), produced at La Scala in 1939, and Gli Dei a Tebe (The Gods at Thebes), at Hannover in 1943. During World War II he taught at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Afterward he returned to Zürich but came back to Venice to die."
2. The New International Year Book 1939 - published 1940 Page 513 A new work by Wolf-Ferrari, La Dama Boba, with a libretto by Mario Ghisalberti based upon a Lope de Vega comedy, was produced in the Teatro della Scala in Milan February 1, under Umberto Berretoni, with ...