Li zite 'ngalera

Li zite 'ngalera (The Newlyweds on the Galley)[1] is a commedia per musica in three acts by the Italian composer Leonardo Vinci, first performed at the Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, on 3 January 1722.

The libretto, by Bernardo Saddumene, is written in the Neapolitan language which characterizes it as commeddeja pe mmuseca.

The young man Carlo abandons his old love Belluccia in favour of a new one, Ciomma.

She manages to make several local ladies, including Ciomma herself, fall in love with her.

At the end of the opera we see the newlyweds sail back to their old hometown on Federico's galley (hence the title).