L'inganno felice (The Fortunate Deception) is an opera in one act by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa.

Following this triumph, Rossini was commissioned to write three more operas by the manager of the Teatro San Moisè.

[2] Before the action begins, the villainous Ormondo was in love with Isabella, who was happily married to Duke Bertrando, but, when she rejected his advances, Ormondo spread vicious rumours about her reputation and bribed Batone into casting her adrift in a boat on the sea.

Before they can kidnap Isabella, the two villains are unmasked and "Nisa"'s true story is revealed when she shows everyone her duchess' clothes and a portrait of the duke she has kept with her.

Amelia Felle, Iorio Zennaro, Fabio Previato, Danilo Serraiocco English Chamber Orchestra Phillip Morris Collection Cat: CD 50-9211 Notes Sources