La finta pazza

La finta pazza
Opera by Francesco Sacrati
Tile page of the libretto printed in 1644
TranslationThe feigned madwoman
LibrettistGiulio Strozzi
LanguageItalian
Premiere
1641 (1641) (Carnival season)

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.