La finta pazza
| La finta pazza | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Francesco Sacrati | |
Title page of the libretto printed in 1644 | |
| Translation | The feigned madwoman |
| Librettist | Giulio Strozzi |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 1641 (Carnival season) Teatro Novissimo, Venice |
La finta pazza (The feigned madwoman) is an opera composed by Francesco Sacrati to a libretto by Giulio Strozzi. Its premiere in Venice during the Carnival season of 1641 inaugurated the Teatro Novissimo. It became one of the most popular operas of the seventeenth century.