On his favorite character, Ruggiero (di Risa); refers also to Orlando, Almonte, Milone, Carlomagno, and Cladinoro:

On his favorite female characters, Fiordeligi, Isabella, and Angelica; also mentions Brandimarte (his father’s favorite character), Zerbino, Rodomonte, Doralice, Mandricardo:

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Following a performance of Orlando contro Rinaldo per la bella Angelica by Nino Cuticchio’s Teatro Ippogrifo, a member of the audience wants to know whether Angelica would go on to marry Orlando or Rinaldo:

Teatro Ippogrifo, Palermo, August 2002.