| La vera costanza | |
|---|---|
| dramma giocoso by Joseph Haydn | |
 Portrait of the composer by Thomas Hardy, in 1791 | |
| Translation | True Constancy |
| Librettist | Francesco Puttini |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 25 April 1779 |
La vera costanza (True Constancy), Hob. 28/8, is an operatic dramma giocoso by Joseph Haydn. The Italian libretto was a shortened version of the one by Francesco Puttini set by Pasquale Anfossi for the opera of the same name given in Rome in 1776. The story explores the troubles of a sentimental heroine abandoned by a mad lover.[1]
- ^ Rice J A. La vera costanza, in Haydn (Oxford Composer Companion) ed Wyn Jones D. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002.