Talk:Il Muto

The parody is most certainly not of Fledermaus, other than in the phrase quoted: the rest is baroque, much earlier, in the style of Rameau or Couperin. Also check Auber's La Muette de Portici, which actually includes the kind of ballet pastiched here. It's neapolitan roots hint at the wider view of the Commedia dell'Arte, too.