L'oca del Cairo is an opera buffa (or dramma giocoso per musica), K. 422, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1783. Only a fragment exists of this opera that amounts to 45 minutes. It can roughly be translated as The Goose of Cairo. We know, from a letter to his father Leopold, that he stopped writing it due to his thinking it was silly, though he managed to finish most of the first act. The libretto, by Giovanni Battista Varesco remains. Opera buffa (comic opera), also known as Commedia per musica (musical comedy), or Dramma giocoso per musica (musical dramatic comedy), is a form of opera. ... Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Ritter von Köchel ( January 14, 1800 - June 3, 1877) was a musicologist, writer, composer, botanist and publisher. ... W.A. Mozart at the age of 21 W.A. Mozart at the age of 34 W.A. Mozart, as reconstructed 28 years after his death by Barbara Krafft Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered one of the greatest composers of European classical music (or... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a composer, music teacher and violinist. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ...

The opera follows aristocrat Don Pippo, marries a younger woman, hence banishing his wife. He has unwanted control over his daughter also, and decides he does not like her new lover Biondello. Thus, he is snuck into Pippos fortress using the mechanical goose in a Trojanesque feat of trust. Aristocracy is a form of government in which rulership is in the hands of an upper class known as aristocrats. ...

Parts

• Don Pippo (bass)
• Donna Pantea (soprano) not scored for
• Celidora (soprano)
• Biondello (tenor)
• Calandrino (tenor)
• Lavina (soprano)
• Chichibio(bass)
• Auretta (soprano)