Ascanio in Alba

Ascanio in Alba
Festa teatrale by W. A. Mozart
The composer in 1777, by an unknown painter
LibrettistGiuseppe Parini
LanguageItalian
Premiere
17 October 1771 (1771-10-17)

Ascanio in Alba, K. 111, is a pastoral opera in two parts (Festa teatrale in due parti) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Parini. It was commissioned by the Empress Maria Theresa for the wedding of her son, Archduke Ferdinand Karl, to Maria Beatrice d'Este on 15 October 1771.[1]