XXVIII:6) is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn first performed at Eszterháza on 29 August 1775 to mark the four-day visit of Archduke Ferdinand, Habsburg governor of Milan, and his consort Maria Beatrice d'Este.

[1] The libretto by Carl Friberth was adapted and translated from a French opéra comique by L. H. Dancourt, already set by Gluck in 1764 as the La rencontre imprévue.

[3] The first complete recording was made by Philips in 1980 in association with the Radio Suisse Romande and the European Broadcasting Union, conducted by Antal Doráti.

[4] [5] Overture (this was printed by Artaria in a set of six in 1782 without trumpets and percussion) A storehouse of all kinds of merchandise and edibles The qalandar and dervishes drink wine, smoke tobacco and sing merrily of their life as beggars and tricksters.

A room in the seraglio Rezia has been told that her long-lost love has been sighted in Cairo, and shares the news with Balkis and Dardane in a beautiful trio.

The Act I trio "Mi sembra un sogno,” which contrasts the three women’s voices with muted violins, cors anglais, and horns, is also considered a highlight.

[7] The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 oboes (doubling cors anglais), 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, timpani, percussion, violins I & II, viola, cello, bass and continuo.