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Title: The Duenna: A Comic Opera

Note: Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "The Duenna: A Comic Opera" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedic operatic play written in the late 18th century. This work takes place in Seville and revolves around themes of love, familial duty, and courtship, oscillating between the desires of young lovers and the authoritative stances of their guardians. Key characters include the romantic leads, Don Ferdinand and Donna Louisa, who strive against the constraints imposed by their fathers, set against a backdrop of mistaken identities and humorous misunderstandings. The opening of "The Duenna" presents an amusing tableau that introduces us to the first strains of romance and conflict. We meet Lopez, a servant, who ponders the difficulties of aiding his master, Don Ferdinand, in winning the heart of Donna Clara while fearing the consequences if caught. The story quickly spools into a serenade wherein Don Antonio sings outside the window of Donna Louisa, drawing the ire of her father, Don Jerome, and creating chaos. The tension mounts as both Louisa and Clara plot to defy their fathers' wishes, leading to a series of comedic encounters, elopements, and dramatic entrances that set the tone for the lively and entangled relationships that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

EBook No.: 6731

Published: Oct 1, 2004

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Operas -- Librettos

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Duenna: A Comic Opera

Note: Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "The Duenna: A Comic Opera" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedic operatic play written in the late 18th century. This work takes place in Seville and revolves around themes of love, familial duty, and courtship, oscillating between the desires of young lovers and the authoritative stances of their guardians. Key characters include the romantic leads, Don Ferdinand and Donna Louisa, who strive against the constraints imposed by their fathers, set against a backdrop of mistaken identities and humorous misunderstandings. The opening of "The Duenna" presents an amusing tableau that introduces us to the first strains of romance and conflict. We meet Lopez, a servant, who ponders the difficulties of aiding his master, Don Ferdinand, in winning the heart of Donna Clara while fearing the consequences if caught. The story quickly spools into a serenade wherein Don Antonio sings outside the window of Donna Louisa, drawing the ire of her father, Don Jerome, and creating chaos. The tension mounts as both Louisa and Clara plot to defy their fathers' wishes, leading to a series of comedic encounters, elopements, and dramatic entrances that set the tone for the lively and entangled relationships that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

EBook No.: 6731

Published: Oct 1, 2004

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Operas -- Librettos

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.